{Fabulous Friends}

You know that kind of friend, the kind that comes along only a few times in a lifetime, that kind of friend that you just totally connect with, the kind you can talk to about anything and they listen when they need to and offer advice when necessary, the kind of friend that you can be 100% yourself around, the kind you can be completely goofy with....yeah, I've got a couple of those friends.  Waveney is one of them!  And she came to visit me this week!!! :-)

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The first day she was here, I took her to the Desert Museum...a must for out of town visitors, especially ones from Kentucky where the desert is such a stark contrast from what Waveney is used to!  The girls enjoyed digging...

Wave enjoyed all the different types of cacti! 

We also enjoyed some YUMMY food at Mi Nidito (another must for out of town visitors), followed by shopping and more shopping and topped off with a slice of cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory...but we forgot to take pictures of any of that!  Woops!

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Yesterday, our good friend, Erin, whom we both knew in KY (and now lives in Mesa), came down to visit for the afternoon.  It was fun to see her and her cute kiddos!  Thanks Erin for making the drive!

See what I mean about being goofy??  It just comes natural, I guess!  But seriously, I had such a great with one of my bestest friends.  Her time here came to an end all too quickly. :(

But we're already planning a girls' weekend for in the Fall!

Thanks Wave for being such a wonderful friend and for coming to visit me!  I sure hope you got the rest and relaxation that you truly deserved!

{Old Friends}

My dear friend, Holly, and I have known each other since Jr. High.  She was my saving grace when my doubles badminton partner told me last minute (like the day before) that she wouldn't be able to make the tournament that weekend.  I remember going from classroom to classroom, searching for someone who was willing to play doubles with me!  And Holly came to my rescue.  We'd known each other before then but really became friends after....and 20ish years later, no matter how much time has passed between phone calls/emails and catching up, or how much distance is between us, we are still good friends!  I love those kinds of friendships! 

Anyways, she emailed me last week to tell me that she was going to be in Phoenix for a week with her little family and wanted to get together!!  So they made the drive down to Tucson to hang out with us for a bit.  And what did we do???  Take them for yummy Mexican food, of course!! :-)

Thanks Holly for the visit, it was great to see you and your cute family!