The Town of Odyssey

Hello fellow ToOers

Even though it's been quite some time since I've been as active as I was, I always stayed in touch with a couple of ToOers here and there over the years. Last month, I flew back to the States from Amsterdam after almost 7 years to spend a week in and around D.C., together with none other than...
I've attached two photos during our EPIC ADVENTURES below in a spoiler tag since they're absolutely massive so you can experience the FOMO firsthand:
Even though it was our first time meeting after over a decade(?!), it was an absolute blast and it was a total pleasure to go through DC, Annapolis, and even some of Virginia over a week, exploring the sights, brunching, and just hanging out. So if you all need a great travel buddy...Mercy's your gal.

So yeah, thank you for coming to my TED Talk

*dripping in FOMO*

That sounds fun. I've missed Mercy around here.

That means you all were like 4 hours away from meee!? Looks like you had a grand ol' time.

snubs wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 3:44 pm That means you all were like 4 hours away from meee!? Looks like you had a grand ol' time.

That's nothing, they were like...9 hours away from me..!

Y'all are looking good.

That's awesome! It looks like you two had a fun time. Thanks for sharing, Marvin. It's great to see you around!

jelly wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 10:52 am *dripping in FOMO*

Jelly

that's right, drip in FOMO and come visit Europe

Bren wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 11:47 am That sounds fun. I've missed Mercy around here.

it really was! and it helped that it barely rained!

snubs wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 3:44 pm That means you all were like 4 hours away from meee!? Looks like you had a grand ol' time.

why didn't your Spide sense tingle and bring you to DC or Silver Spring?

Old Brad wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 7:16 pm

snubs wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 3:44 pm That means you all were like 4 hours away from meee!? Looks like you had a grand ol' time.

That's nothing, they were like...9 hours away from me..!

Y'all are looking good.

after living in a country as small as the Netherlands, where you can be in 2 different countries in under 2 hours, anything over 2.5 hours is really far

Catspaw wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 8:50 pm That's awesome! It looks like you two had a fun time. Thanks for sharing, Marvin. It's great to see you around!

it was actually terrible, Mercy was the worst

Heyyyyyyy, it's me. Never thought that a friendship born on an AIO forum over a decade ago would turn into a real-life travel buddy. Anyway, with the global chaos of the past couple of years, there's always a few memorable and tender moments to cling to, and this trip with Josh will definitely be one of them for me. Hope everyone's doing well, this forum will always hold a special place in my heart.

Marvin D. wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 1:48 am

Catspaw wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2022 8:50 pm That's awesome! It looks like you two had a fun time. Thanks for sharing, Marvin. It's great to see you around!

it was actually terrible, Mercy was the worst

I wanted to ask, but thought it might be rude. Thanks for sharing the truth, Marvin.

Hey Musical Shutterbug, it's awesome you stopped by to say hi! Sometimes life goes in unexpected ways. It sounds like this was a fun time.

That's awesome that you two met up

That's awesome!
Like Jelly said, FOMO is strong here as well.

This is wholesome. ^_^ Nice to see, Josh and IDJ!