Friendship and a sugar high...

These are the faces of my best friends. We spent our college days at TU together and we've made it a priority to get together every year, even if only for a short weekend. It's just a special kind of friendship we have....one based on loyalty, commitment, and sharing the ups and downs of life. We're not really a bunch you'd hand pick to be friends, but somehow God brought us together and has allowed our friendships to grow over the last 13 years. We spent this past weekend together at my house and I LOVED having my friends around.

April, Abby, Me

Heidi, Jenny

This is why I love these people...they make me laugh. I'm pretty sure Mike thought we were total weirdos. I couldn't really disagree.

We made and ate an obnoxious amount of food in a 36 hour timeframe and I'm pretty sure I'm still on a sugar high... apple crisp, pecan pie, pumpkin chocolate chip bars, monkey muffins, white chili, baked ham sandwiches and a meal out to eat at Winking Lizard. It was good fall food and so YUMMY (Why did you all leave me with the leftovers? I am STILL eating!)!

The littlest babies of the bunch hung out with us too. Doesn't Reese have the cutest little smile? (Thanks to all the daddies who watched the big kids and to Nana too!)

Natalie holding the babies. How is it that she is the big girl already?!

We spent most of the weeked in our pajamas. We did manage to get dressed around 4:30 on Saturday and head to TJ Maxx for a three hour shopping spree. It was the only time we left my house (other than Winking Lizard on Friday night after we picked Abby and Jenny up from the airport). It's so fun to be lazy and just talk and laugh...oh..and did I mention...eat??

Thanks for making the trek to Ohio, friends. I'm so thankful for each of you! LOVE you!