31 Hours

I am blessed enough to have a group of girlfriends that I've known since my freshman year in college - there are 9 of us to be exact. We lived together for 3 years, became sorority sisters and, friends for life. We call ourselves the girls. Not very original but it works. We have been with each other through many ups and downs ... and we still like each other. Correct that - we still love each other. Ever since graduation we have tried to get together at least once a year. The first few years were easy - bridal showers, weddings, baby showers, Baptisms ... now it's a little harder - cross country moves, babies, etc. Well, this year I get to see the girls twice! My 31 hours away from home was for my Delta Zeta sorority reunion.

Try getting 30+ women who haven't seen each other since graduation to get into formation, be still, stop talking, and smile at the same time ... we had a blast.

My date with Ronald was a quickie ... no need to panic - it was lunch at Ronald McDonald's alone (no infidelity ... unless you consider the fact that I actually love chicken nuggets) on the road ... so I could get home to see my boys. DH and I use 'Ronald' as our code word for McDonald's so that Henry won't know what we are talking about. I have a feeling if Henry hasn't already figured out our code word, he soon will. Those 4 year olds ...

It was so great to see the girls and catch up with my 'sisters' who I haven't seen in ages. Despite being able to listen to whatever music I wanted to (for 6 hours!), chit chatting, sleeping in, and having someone make me breakfast ... there's no place like home.

Here's another peek at my Emmeline Apron - she's coming along nicely. This one is going to be hard to give away.