Good Friends

With our upcoming move and baby girl on her way, we've had a lot of visitors stopping by. It's so great to see old friends. Especially the kind that though it's been months or years since you've seen them, you can start right where you left off last time. Last weekend my dear childhood friend, Mars, came to visit for the first time since we've lived here. E loved her silly nature and so did I. She stayed the weekend with us while we shopped, chatted and giggled, just like the old days. This Friday our friends Lynne and Serhan came to visit on their way home. We played board games, ate good food and drank great beer and talked, just like the old days in Lawrence. Our KU friends Kristy and Jeff were in town this weekend as well, visiting their parents and invited us over for a BBQ yesterday to watch the Kentucky Derby. They wore hats, drank mint juleps and even placed bets on horses. It had been years since we'd seen them and were honored to meet their 11 week old baby girl, Alice. Our mutual KU friends, Jamie and Megan and their two beautiful daughters, were also at the BBQ (hadn't seen them in years either or met their youngest daughter who's E age). It was a beautiful evening to BBQ and get caught up. It's so fun to see all of us age and our families grow yet it feels like we're right back at KU when we all get together. We are lucky to have such amazing friends whom we continue to keep in touch with. I'm already anxious for our next visit...

E with Alys and Bryony

E snuggling with Aunt Mars