Grateful

So the fabulous NHHS girls weekend has come & gone. Approximately 12 bottles of wines, a bottle of margarita mix, a few Mike's Hard Lemonade's, lasagna, several Thai dishes, 2 batches of puppy chow, and 1/2 of a birthday cake (Happy 30th Jen!) with ice cream, among other goodies were had. I still have a fridge full of beer & 4 bags of potato chips...but not a drop of red wine remains ;). And while needless to say the alcohol was consumed by the non pregnant 5 of us, I am very proud to be able to report that I stayed up each night chatting. I might have been the first that suggested it was bedtime, but everybody followed my lead.

It was super fun - and the perfect way to see everyone & catch up. Jen planned a little shower for me at Tommy Bahama's over lunch on Saturday (I'll post a photo when I get one). Luci was blessed with several seriously adorable little outfits, a monkey that giggles, some cloth diapers to spit up on, a gift card to buy some goodies, and she'll be pretty in pink with her new 'bundle me' to keep warm & cozy. After that we hung out in the yard enjoying the Houston weather (yep...I've been told to enjoy it while it lasts), and then were in our pj pants by dinner time. We stayed up talking at the dinner table until 2am about everything under the sun. Sometimes I think it is amazing that 6 of us can get together once every few years & have it be like no time has passed. Then I remember that we all come from the same place, grew up together & have years of shared experiences. And then I think it is amazing that we can go out & still make new friendships that are equally as strong with people we've only known for a few years or an even shorter time. I feel very blessed to have such great friends - both old & new, close by & far away. It seems no matter where life takes me my stock of great friends just seems to grow...and for that I am so grateful.