I LOVE this store and we visited not one but TWO, one in Ancaster and another equally well stocked with romance novels in Burlington, Ontario.
Below pictured is Nath and Cindy, discussing um, something extremely important in the Burlington Chapters Store.
I love the smell, the ambiance, and the feel of being surrounded by shelves of books in these stores. It is like a little place in heaven. The great company made it even better!
After book shopping at the two wonderful Chapters Stores AND a fabulous used bookstore where we all scored big time we headed back to Cindy and Bob's beautiful home for snacks and dinner.
Clockwise: Mary (Pickering, Ontario), Kristie (London, Ontario), Cindy (Ancaster, Ontario) and Nath (Montreal, Quebec), around the table in Cindy's beautiful backyard.
Nath was very relieved we didn't make her visit a zoo. ;)
(Inside joke.)
Kristie and Lea
Me, I know, it's a scary thing! Yikes - suck in your gut Lea!!!
A huge thank you to Kristie for organizing this get together and inviting me along.
Cindy and Bob, thank you for your hospitality.
Nath, thank you for coming all the way from Quebec (by train) to join us.
Mary, thank you for the Chapter's Gift Cards and the beautiful Serengetti sunglasses. I am overwhelmed by your generosity. Thank you for joining me on the trip.
Part of my haul:
The top three are courtesy of Kristie who kindly donated duplicate copies of her romance books. Thank you Kristie!
The bottom three are courtesy of Mary who generously gave me Chapter's Gift Cards. Thank you Mary!
I also bought some great books at the used book store but haven't got them all organized yet.
I hope we all can meet up again next year it was such a memorable day. :)
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Hi Lea
I'm still smiling today. I had such a good time with you, Cindy Kristie, Nath & Bob. We did truly laugh so much yesterday. I can't thank you enough for including me. Your gift of friendship is priceless. I'd need a lot of Chapter's gift cards to make up for that LOL!
Have a good week!
Sounds like you gad a great time!
You guys were so close to me yesterday :(. I can't believe this whole passport BS thing just happened to go into effect mere days before this get together. Maybe next year I'll have a passport, or that special drivers license. My license does expire this year. I wonder what it cost to renew it so I can cross the border too?
The pictures are awesome and I'm so happy you guys had so much fun! And now I know what you look like!! I can put a face to your messages now!
Hanging out with like-minded bloggers is teh awesome, isn't it? In 2007, I did a knitblogger's tour of Denver, Estes Park, and Ft Collins and stayed and hung out with people I'd only met virtually. Best. Vacation. Ever. This September, I'm going to do the same thing between here and Toronto.
Hi Lea!!
Wow, what a fantastic get together!
Wish I could have joined but pretty far from Canada, lol. You all know so sweet and happy, I know you had tons of fun!
I would love to read Grimspace, and I'm a Jocelynn Drake freak (hope you love Nightwalker as much as I did!), and the rest of your haul looks just as tasty!
I do love the used bookstores, but again, I have to drive about an hour and a half away, so it kind of defeats the purpose :( I glad you were able to go, I always find such neat stuff there, I try to go whenever I go to Springfield to visit my family.
Thanks for the great pics and I hope you all go next year too!
Thanks for sharing!
((hugs))
Dottie :)
Looks like everyone had a good time plus you came away with some awesome reads. Can't beat having a day like that! :)
Hey you guys! Look how lovely and happy you all look. What fun to be able to get together like that. Thanks for the pics. Nice haul, Lea!
Lea!! I'm so happy you all had a great time. I loved looking at the photos!! I hope I get to met you as well one of these days!
((hugs))
How neat!! Such beautiful ladies!! Sounds like you all had an amazing time......I wish I lived closer to Canada!!!! You will all just have to come to So Cal to visit me!! Thanks for sharing your day with us Lea!!
Sounds like Y'all had a wonderful time together. Great pictures and thanks for sharing!
That looks totally fun! Thanks for sharing the photos, Lea! Glad you all had a lovely weekend!
Oh, I don't know what to say! It was such a pleasure to see the photos, especially of Lea and Mary, who I know...but virtually. :) You all looked so happy. And to think...all of it comes from your love of books. It really made me smile hugely.
Read on!
Hey Beth
I actually owe you thanks too for the great day I had yesterday. If it wasn't for you inviting me to join your Yahoo group when I wrote you the email for Daring Time, I wouldn't have met Lea. So we owe it all to you. Thanks - you're an angel.
Hi Mary:
So pleased you are still smiling today! It was fun and so great to meet the other ladies.
Thank you again for coming along.
You have a great week too.
L
Hi Estella!
It was fun - thank you...
L
Hi Amy:
Not to worry, we are destined to meet one way or the other girl! I was sorry to miss the Lori Foster event too but you know it has been such fun exchanging pictures and stories via the virtual world. ;)
((hugs))
L
Hi Chris:
It truly was an awesome day and as Kristie said when you already have a commonality to chat about it was as if we had known each other for a long time. It was awesome!
Hey let me know when you are in Toronto because we will have to do coffee. ;)
L
Hi Dottie!
I know it would be such fun to get our little group together! We are spread right across the two countries!! lol But hey you never know.
((hugs))
L
Hi Fantasy Dreamer!
You said it - it was an awesome day!
Thank you for your comment. :)
L
Hi Carolyn Jean!
Thank you, it was so much fun...
L
Hi Barbara:
You are going to have such a good time with Kristie in Washington. She is such a lovely nice person.
I hope we will meet someday too.
Best
L
(((Blanche)))
Thank you my friend, you are so sweet. It was fun, and I would love to meet you some day too.
L
Hi Heather!
It was a blast and you are so welcome. I am so glad I went.
Best
L
Hi flichen1:
It was such fun and you are very welcome with respect to the photos. It's always scary when you look at your own picture!! lol
L
Thank you Beth:
It was a lovely day and we all enjoyed each other's company so much. A love of romance sure kept us chatting!!
Best
L
What terrific photos! You all look like you had such a grand time. Isn't it wonderful to get together with online folks? It's such fun!
Hi Sandy!
We did have a grand time and it was such fun. I never thought when I started blogging that I would actually meet anyone, "in the flesh", as it were. lol
Thank you for your comment!
L
Hi Lea,
I'm glad you guys had a great time. Now I have a face to put with your name. Have a great week and talk to you later. :)
Hey Ann Marie!
Thanks for your note! Yeah, it is nice to know the fact at the end of the keyboard!!! LOL The picture scares me to death, but I got over myself and decided to post it. lol
You have a great week!
L
What a great post - I love to see what you all look like and sounds like a great time! I want to get a chance to do one of these fun get togethers some time too! *pout* I love Canada btw, my best friends live in Ottowa and Toronto! Plus hubbie works for RBC! We love Canada! LOL!
Hey Lea!!! OMG!!! It looked like you girls had a wonderful, awesome time together!!!! **So Jealous** Yea, agreeing with Dottie... live just a tad bit to far from Canada to hop right on over!!! Then books you ladies got is amazing as well!!! **Still a little more jealous**
Oh and in case you didnt see yet...
Go to Beth Kery's site here... she is having a sweet contest
http://www.bethkery.com/2009/06/14/huge-sweet-restraint-contest/
Hey Lea!!! OMG!!! It looked like you girls had a wonderful, awesome time together!!!! **So Jealous** Yea, agreeing with Dottie... live just a tad bit to far from Canada to hop right on over!!! Then books you ladies got is amazing as well!!! **Still a little more jealous**
Oh and in case you didnt see yet...
Go to Beth Kery's site here... she is having a sweet contest
http://www.bethkery.com/2009/06/14/huge-sweet-restraint-contest/
Hey Lea!!! OMG!!! It looked like you girls had a wonderful, awesome time together!!!! **So Jealous** Yea, agreeing with Dottie... live just a tad bit to far from Canada to hop right on over!!! Then books you ladies got is amazing as well!!! **Still a little more jealous**
Oh and in case you didnt see yet...
Go to Beth Kery's site here... she is having a sweet contest
http://www.bethkery.com/2009/06/14/huge-sweet-restraint-contest/
Hey Lea - great pics! I just have to let everyone know (I'm Cindy) the picture Lea took of Nath and I in the stacks was candid - I was all, 'Give a woman some warning so I can suck in the gut!!'
We had a great time - how can anything be wrong with shopping and food!
Cindys
Hey Lea!
OMG girl, I live about 15 mins from Ancaster. Was at Kelseys for dinner with my daughter Friday night, we went to Chapters and then the movies! Sounds like you had an amazing time! I would have loved to have met you! Next time your in this neck of the woods please give me a heads up!
You're not your....yeah, can you tell I write for a living?? thank god for editors! :-)
Lea! It looks like you ladies had a wonderful time!! And wow, that's a HUGE bookstore. ;)
Happy Reading,
VFG
I had a wonderful time with you and Mary - and of course Nath, Cindy and Bob. It's always such a delight meeting new friends!! I'm so glad you both could make it and I'm already looking forward to the next time!
Great pictures, Lea!!
Thank you for joining us and bringing Mary!!! It was great meeting you two and I hope to do it again!
Hey Lea, Cindy, Kristie & Nath
I was just telling Juliana(who's from around there)on the group blog about us standing in front of Chapters like tourists with Bob standing far enough away to get us & the Chapters sign in the picture & yelling "car" or "truck" & laughing so much!! Can't wait to see you all again.
Hi Lea,
what a great trip you had! Thanks for the pictures, it's always nice to put a face to a name...
A huge bookstore, I could spend a day in there...Great books for you!
Hi Lea,
Great post, looks like fun was had by all. And a good book haul to boot. :)
Hi Lea! Looks like you all had a great time. The photos are great!
Lea...
What a fun day you guys had... I have a smug little smile on my face...
Just wishing and a little jealous that I can hardly find UK bloggers to do this sort of thing...
I love used books store - who am I kidding, any book store - I love them and I can see some major discussion was happening there..
Lovely, lovely, pic...
Take care..
E.H>
Hi Julie:
Thank you for your note! Cool you have connections to Canada. :) If you ever get up this way it would be lovely to meet and chat over coffee.
We did have a great time.
L
Hi Cecile!
It was so much fun, the day flew by so quickly I couldn't believe it was time to go home.
I hope you are having a great day.
L
I Cindy! LOL - OMG you can't even see any "gut" in that picture. You and Nath just look like you are having fun. :) As for my picture - yikes!!
Lol
Thank you again
L
Hi Juliana:
Thank you for your note - wow - small world eh?
I will let you know if I'm out your way again.
It was a fun day!
L
Hi VFG!
It was fun and the book shopping was amazing!! As I said in the post - I absolutely LOVE those stores... :)
Happy Reading
L
Hi Kristie!
It was delightful meeting you too. I've followed and admired your blog for as long as I've been involved in blogging and it was just such a pleasure to put a face to the "Romance Ramblings..."
L
Hi Nath!
I sure hope to meet you again too. It was a real pleasure. :)
I hope you had a restful trip home.
Best
L
Hi Eva!
It was lovely and yes the book shopping was wonderful. I feel very fortunate and now know where the best romance bookstores are ;)...
So nice to see your note.
L
Hi Anna!
Thank you, it was wonderful to meet the other bloggers and the book shopping was awesome!
Take Care
L
Hi Host!
It was fun and - lots more for me to read. ;)
Contest time soon...
L
Hi EH:
It was great fun, I hope you are able to arrange something in the UK someday.
We were so fortunate to be able to get together like that.
Thanks EH!
L
You guys had SUCH a good time! That bookstore looks fab!
Thanks for the pictures - it's nice to see who's who. :)
We did have fun Tracy!
Thank you so much for your comment. :) It is fun to put the faces to the blogs. ;)
L
It looks like you all had such a wonderful time! It's always so great to put a face to a name - thanks for posting the pictures. I've only met Nath and Kristie.
(and Cindy - you have a beautiful yard!)
We did Lori, thank you!
Cindy has a beautiful home and yard, just lovely!
Thank you for your note.
L
It was great "meeting" you Lea, although my visit was a bit short. I just wish I could have made it. But next time for sure!!
Hi Ames!
Meeting "virtually" was the next best thing.
It will be wonderful to meet you in person when everyone gets together at some future date. :)
I hope you are doing okay.
Best
L
<<< several weeks later >>>
I don't know how I missed this post in my feeds! Well.. I'm glad I finally saw it today. I'm so glad you ladies got to meet up and had such a wonderful day. I love the pictures!!!! Thanks for sharing your fun. :)
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