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This is a "MeMe Bird" post. Every year at Camp Greystone Libby tells the MeMe Bird story to every group of campers at every session. Her mother was looking out the window years and years ago and saw a young bird wobbling around the yard. The bird was rather plump and kept screaming "Me, me, me, me" as is wobbled around. After a few moments a much larger bird came into the picture carrying some food. The little bird came running over while screaming "Me, me!" and took the food from the other bird. The plump little bird was obviously very selfish and was named the "Meme Bird" as it wanted everything for itself. So today, is my MeMe bird post. I am sure you are wondering what that means, aren't you?
Image from etsy
Since the blog clock is ticking I was hoping to find out who I know in real life that is reading my blog. I really am just curious and would LOVE to know so please do not hold back!
Do I know you from a city I have lived in? Did we go to school together at some point? Are we maybe Greystone friends? Are you an old friend or a current friend or maybe friends with my parents? Did we meet through blogging or maybe at a random event?
Please comment even if you have told me in person and you think I know you read my blog (I am calling you out Nan and all my Dallas friends!) Any of you are able to comment (I have changed the settings for this post so no excuses) so time to fess up :) Have NO shame either! I read lots of blogs and have loved when writers do this so I cannot wait to see who has been reading, or should I even say lurking for a month or maybe years!
85 comments:
Its me, Hopsy! Linda from NY
-Linda,ny
I can't recall how I originally found your blog but have enjoyed it immensely. Your guest post at Aspiring Kennedy was one of my favorites - she and I went to college together and studied abroad. Proud of you for taking a break from blogging but I'll miss your posts! :-)
I am a 46 year old mother of 2 small children. I find your blog entertaining and enlightening. I live in Northern Virginia.
I read your blog as often as I get online! (Which is frequent!) I really can't remember how I stumbled upon your blog but I love it! This is a cute post! Keep doing what you do!
-Anna
asweetsouthernmess.blogspot.com
We don't "know" each other in real life but I hope someday to meet if you ever come to the Boston/New England area! I have purchased clothing from one of your sales, tweeted with you and I've been a reader since the beginning. :)
You are a gem Hopsy! xoxo
Cari
Hey Hopsy! I have read for about 4 years. I used to blog under the name Preppy 101 at All Things Southern and Preppy. xoxo
I also can't remember how I found your blog, but I will miss it, for sure! Enjoy your break, but don't be away too long! You give this aspiring Southern belle something to look forward to. xo, Christy from Northern Wisconsin
Helen- I am so glad we have gotten to know each other since working at Methodist and that you invited me to book club (I LOVE it!). I know I have told you, but enjoy your blog as well and will miss it!- Haylee
Helen I've loved your blog for years! You haven't changed one bit since camping days. Many, many of my south Carolina friends read as well!
I stumbled upon your blog several years ago and have always enjoyed it - especially your posts about London and Paris since they are two of my favorite places to visit. I've following you from Seattle.
I've been lurking forever...until today!
I'm 24 year old Minnesota native (went to Wayzata, now work in Edina) and was a Theta at the University of Minnesota (after you!).
It has been so fun to read what you've shared with us over the years.
xo Kat
We met in Dallas at Thanksgiving 2009 - but you lived next door to my sister in Americus and knew my parents in Memphis - your photo was framed and displayed in their home!! I enjoy your talented DIY projects - and your enthusiasm for life! ~~ Susan
Dearest, I love, love love your blog!!! I am a 50 yr. old preppy mom with 2 preppy college dudes. Sahm.
Thanks so much for your devotion to us blog fans! You are a LIGHT!!!
Enjoy your break. Follow your dreams....
I sure hope you won the contest, I voted for you.
Persnickety from ATL.
Started reading your blog when I lived in London. It kept me connected with what was going on at home in the pink and green world. Also both my girls are Greystone girls. Will miss your cute ideas..
Currently live in Illinois.
Amy L.
Hi! I am a "friend" from the Jersey Shore...I read Beth Dunn's book the Social Climber who lives near me...learned more about Lilly Pulitzer & saw that you were on Martha Stewart's Show. I enjoy reading your blog & travels. I am now a grandmom to 6!
Jennifer aka Gigi
You k ow I'm here !!!! Xo
I'm not sure how I found you, but I stumbled on your blog a long time ago and have been here ever since.
Sweet Hopsy,
I think I've been reading for at least two years. I found you from my friend Kristen G in DC via the Junior League via Twitter...I'm guessing. We have tons in common. My family is all from Memphis, born and raised, but I was born in the north, Kalamazoo, MI. My mother went to Greystone and Camp Marywood. My best friend from college is from Edina and I have dear friends from Dallas. My cousin married a precious girl from Americus and I was obsessed with Mary Englebright in college. You are such a love and I've enjoyed your blog so much.
Big hugs from Baltimore,
Nelle (@baltiville)
Me, of course!
I stumbled upon your blog from a friend's blog. I have enjoyed checking in and find myself doing it more and more often. You have many great ideas. Love your decorating and tips for buying great clothes, accessories, and other things. Enjoy your break. I will miss reading.
Hey sweet girl! I've been reading your blog since 2008, I think. we both started blogging around the same time, but I first found your blog through Sippycups Are For Chardonnay. I think we both entered her baby shower inspiration board contest. So I found your blog because we were both linked on her page. :) And I've been reading ever since. Love you and hate to see you stop blogging. But I totally get it! Please please stay in touch!
Erin
I am not sure how I found your blog-but I love it! I am a Mom of a college daughter. She is working at Camp Greystone. It's a small world as I found you before I knew you went as well. Thanks for all you do and Blessings.
Jen
you were one of the first blogs i started reading. so of course, i'm here. duh:)
We've never met in person but I am sure we will one day. I have no idea how I found you- perhaps via a comment you left on my blog or seeing you on another blog. But I've been a reader since one of your first posts I believe. It's been a long time, sweet friend!
KK
HI there! It's Paige! Of course we have met.
One of the first blogs I started reading, back when I was trying to figure out what a "preppy" was, and if it was the same thing as a High WASP:). I've stayed for your inimitable cheer and what's clearly a generous spirit.
Hi Hopsy, I have been reading your blog for a long time...at least thru 3 pink swaps!! ha ha. We live in same town...just haven't have the chance to meet, yet!
Norah
I have never met you,but have read your blog every day for about 2 years.I am a preppy 49 year old mom of 2 grown sons,and I adore your blog.Please,please,please,don't take too long of a break from blogging.I will miss you,as well as all your other followers.I live in Huntsville,Alabama and would love to finally meet you one day. Bless you in all your endeavors,and I hope you have a lovely vacation away from it for awhile...
I'm not sure how I found your blog, but I'm glad I did! I've been a happy follower for about a year now--I'm really going to miss your posts! Natalie from Charleston, South Carolina!
You've been a daily read for as long as I can remember reading blogs and I've enjoyed getting to know you! I love hearing about your adventures abroad because the similarities between our Latin American experiences are pretty amazing. xoxo
I have been reading your blog for several years now although we have never met. I believe I found your blog when I was searching for info on the Lilly warehouse sale. You are a daily does of preppy fun for me!
Michele
Been enjoying your blog for a few years - and through my own changes in locale - reading from London now. My fingers are crossed that if it isn't through the blog that there will be other ways we'll get to see your talents shine soon and often! xo
I found you blog through either Mellisa at Southern Vogue or Carly from TheCollege Prepster. I'm a grad student at Duke Divinity in Durham NC. I love your blog it's also inspiring to me and reminds me there is life after grad school!
Hi! I'm not sure exactly how I came to read your blog but I'm so thankful that I found you. I have been reading for a few years now. I have a daughter who will be 24 this summer and I look to you for inspiration. You have been a great example to young ladies and your mother should be, and I expect is, very proud!! You will be missed in BlogLand but I look forward to following along on Facebook and twitter. I'm most looking forward to the day you meet Mr. Perfect and plan a wedding. I'm sure it will be Divine as most things Hopsy style are!! XOXO!
DUH. You were liiiiiiikkkeeee at my wedding. BFFs!
Hey Hopsy! We met in March 2009 here in Charlotte for a Blogger Brunch! :)
We met at the pre Lilly Pulitzer warehouse sale in the fall. At a restaurant (I can't remember for sure but maybe Bahama Mama?) in King of Prussia!
xoxo
SC
Hopsy, I have no clue how I found your blog but I have been reading for years. I will miss your bargain finds, DIY projects and overall outlook on life! I have also found many great blogs from your blog. Thanks for a peak into your life!
-Beth
Dear Hopsy,
I am a Mom of 4 (ages 2 to 20, 1 girl and 3 boys) from right outside of Annapolis, MD. I honestly don't know when or why I started to read, but you are an amazing person. Your kind spirit is so genuine, and you are so sweet about how you share your fun adventures - the things you do are so different from my life. The way you handle yourself = pure class. The Internet will be a lonely place without your daily dose of fun. I truly hope you will come back after a much-deserved break. Thanks for the enjoyment these past years.
Jenny (MommyJennyBlog on Twitter)
I have never met you in person, but have enjoyed reading your blog for the last few years.
Hi Hopsy! I forget where I found your blog, but I was a Tulsa Kappa and also friends with @mwf2013... I love the blog and will be missing it sorely. You've been a great reminder that life after college can be just as great!
I,ve been reading your blog faithfully for a year now. I am a 43 year-old mom of two teenagers. I think you have the most charming blog! I live in Ohio until June, when I will make a long-awaited move to the South-- South Carolina, to be exact.
We haven't met, and I am thoroughly enjoying the Lilly skirt I bought on your last blog sale. One of my best friends from college went to Camp Greystone, and she was always talking about it. She's older than you, so y'all weren't there at the same time, but I always love hearing stories from others about the camp she always loved talking about.
I discovered your blog a few months ago. Your positive attitude is contagious and you are an inspiration on so many levels. You will be missed. Hopefully, someday you will be back even if only for periodic posts I am one of your anonymous readers and this is the first time I ever have commented on any blog.
Hopsy...you and Monogram Momma were the only bloggers I read for a while. I stumbled across your blog and thought it was so cute. We need to meet in person even though I feel like I already know you so well! xo kp
I read it! I started following after you tweeted at the Waldorf and then met you in Austin :)
Hi, it's me, we met through Blogland ;) I couldn't resist commenting too! Sad about the blog, but happy I'll be living closer to you soon, so I'll be able to spend more time with you in person! Love you!
Found your blog through a friend of mine's blog. I enjoy it SOO much. I am bummed to hear you are done blogging at the end of May. Your style is impeccable, your crafts are amazing! You sound like a really fun person..gonna miss the green and pink background! I hope you pick up blogging again soon!
Alyssa
Mom of 4 kids who loves Lilly! I know I stumbled across your blog thru some other Lilly lovers. Was fortunate enough to meet your lovely self at Bahama Breeze in KOP a few years back. Stay true!
We have never met in person but I have read your blog for a while. When I started my own blog, your blog was the first I started to follow. I'm not sure how I stumbled across your blog to begin with...too long ago to remember! I'm really sad (but understand) that your blog will be going on 'hiatus' soon. I hope it's temporary!
I know you went to Taft...a former friend (we just drifted apart) and his siblings went to Taft as well, and around the same time as you. No idea if you know each other or not, but just a little "6 degrees of separation" =)
Hi Hopsy! I am just a plain ole' follower who loves to follow your blog. I am a 41 year old wife and mother of three fabulous children. I live in Annapolis, MD. :)
I am a 33 year old Washingtonienne who works in health policy. I came across your blog as a link on another blog I used to read. I can really relate to your posts, love your style and positive outlook and will really miss you blog!
Bridget
Hello, Hopsy! I am a displaced, southern, Lilly loving, momma to two darling divas living in the windy city. Although we have never met, I have been an avid reader of your blog for many, many years. I will miss you dearly when you sign off. –xo, Cynthia from Chicago
I can't recall how I stumbled upon your blog, but I've been reading for a couple of years now and enjoy following your updates! I've been lurking since then. Katie from Boston
Hi Hopsy! I can't remember how I found your blog, but I have really enjoyed reading it. I love your party ideas - I have used some of your ideas for when I am hosting Bunco. Good luck with your new plans. I will miss your blog. I hope you keep it live for those of us who use it a reference (smile).I have purchased some of your blog sale items. I live in Ohio. All the best!
Hello Helen, you have international readers as well, I'm from Switzerland! :) I read your blog since a loong time and really enjoy it! All the best, Nadine
I found your blog from another site's blogroll. I also live in Dallas but we've never met. Loved reading for the past year; hope you come back soon. CM
A wife & mom from Chicago; I read your blog for entertainment while at work:) Love your style & commentary, cheers!
A reader from London. Your positive outlook on thing is a great contrast to the British state of mind!
I am 33 from San Jose, Ca and I've been reading your blog for at least a year and a half. I am not sure exactly how I found your blog but I love reading your posts. We share a love of the Royal family!
Before I knew the face behind Monograms & Manicures, I knew you as the girl who wished she had won the "Filthy Rich" book giveaway that Muffy had (wow, 2008)! Since then, I have learned we have mutual close friends from Hollins and Greystone, and gosh I think too much in common to not just be friends ourselves right? While we haven't met in person, it isn't as though we haven't tried thanks to Sea Island and the G'brier. Maybe someday right (I hope sooner than later)?
xoxoxo
Hello Hopsy,
Thanks for changing the settings. I started to read your blog in its previous title when you were in India. You will be missed. I've enjoyed reading about the history of your family and your creative ideas and style.
BarbaraG
I have never met you in person but I feel like I know you through our old BBM chats and being a reader from the beginning! I just know we would become fast friends if we ever met!
I will miss reading, but know that you are making a good decision for yourself!
Hi Hopsy,
I'll miss reading your blog every day, but I completely understand your decision! I'm Jenny from Boston-we've corresponded a few times via e-mail-in particular, you were most helpful in giving me advice about buying Herve Chapelier bags on eBay!
Wishing you all the best!
You know I read! Duh. xoxo
My name is Kelly, and I can't remember how I found your blog, but I have been reading for a very long time :) Your blog always manages to brighten my days! Thank you for sharing with us :)
I found your blog through the NY Times article several years ago and have enjoyed reading about your preppy party ideas, adventures and shopping finds. I love your style and find your blog very inspiring! I too love all things Lilly! - Megan in Houston
When the post is about "meme birds" - how can I not comment?! I've been reading as long as you've been writing. And I have morgan, my mom and my grandmother reading too! Love you Hel!
We met at the Lilly lovers blogger get together at Bahamas breeze in pa. You are taking a blogging break and I will be back soon. Be well and blessings for happiness and good health.
Hey! It's Amanda from JLD!
Well, I wrote a comment and my iPad somehow managed to mess it up. You're in my RSS feed, which is a big part of my bedtime wind-down ritual, so I enjoy your posts almost every day. :)
-Wynne C. From JLD
Love reading your sweet blog, but sadly we have never met. I am a reader from Melbourne Australia.
I live in Houston and am a 49-year-old mother of two teenagers. I have enjoyed your blog for several years and will miss it! Probably first found you via May December or Summer Is a Verb. I hope you will be ready to return to blogging at some point. Thanks for sharing your good cheer with us, and all good wishes to you!
I have enjoyed your blog for several years. You have such cute, fun decorating ideas and style. Hope you return to blogging soon!
i cant remember how i originally found your blog but ive been reading it for at least three years, maybe more! i love it because we are so, so different and yet i find all the things you do and wear and experience to be similar to my experiences in some way. i am from los angeles and am not preppy at all but i have truly loved reading your adventures, shopping alongside of you, and of course, winning one of your giveaways! you will be missed, hopsy :)
Hi Helen!
I have been reading your blog daily now for quite some time, but we have never met. However, we do share a Minnesota, Edina, Melly, Galleria connection! Thank you for your lovely daily dose of preppy sunshine!!
I'm a kindred spirit, also 27, enjoying your Southern charm from the Midwest! I've been quietly following for a couple of years after happening upon your blog when browsing all things Carleton Varney online. I fell in love with his decor - and my husband - at the Grand Hotel! Here's hoping your blog respite is short and rejuvenating! You'll be missed in Chicago.
Dear Hopsy,
You have a big following is Australia and we will all miss your cheerful posts. I hope you'll start again in future. I really like your love and family and commitment to theming. I'm a 39 year old lawyer and mother of a 1 year old baby boy in Australia- best of luck for your new phase- and we all loved your Mum's blog too when she was in India x
What a fab idea Hopsy! And, of course I've mentioned many times how you hooked me with your Martha Stewart appearance. So crazy that we are now friends. You and Mel both. Craaazy. I feel like it's the end of an era. Like our li'l blogging class is graduating. Sad to say goodbye but, excited for what the future holds...XXOO
I'm a reader!
xoxo
Haley
Nonsense & Sensibility
Hi Helen! It's Abby from Greystone. I've been reading your blog for a few months now..it's so you! Would love to catch up in Dallas next time we're there.
All of you people are pathetic. Get a real life Hopscotch. Tuck Faft new money betches. #Goldman$$
Hi! I love things southern and preppy and came across your blog- I am Kelley in NYC. I will miss your posts!
It's me!
You are a Greystone girl!? I am a Greystone girl! Going to miss your blog!
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