November 24, 2009
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Old Friends = Feeling like a Teenager Again!
I just came out of the loveliest weekend!
Next to spending time with family is spending time with dear friends – and these two that flew all the way from Ohio to visit me are some of the very dearest!
Janelle and Dora and I met at a Bible School back in 2002. The three of us have kept up through the years since then. Sometimes long spaces go inbetween the times we see each other, but we have always been able to pick up where we left off as if it were yesterday. I just love friends like that!
They flew in Thursday, we ate lunch at the Cheesecake Factory (be still, my beating heart, how I love that restaurant), and headed home…
Friday we spent the day in Savannah. Lovely old city. I hadn’t been there for a little while, and it was just so fun to be there together!
In front of one of the many little parks along Abercorn – Dora, Janelle, Zoe, and Jackson.
There are SO MANY amazing places in Savannah. Imagine my deep agony when my camera battery died only a short time into the day! I was heartbroken!
Beautiful Janelle and her handsome little son.
Zoe, one of the few times she was in the stroller.
This was a more typical scene of her that day.
Well, I guess, what do you expect when you give them these photo-shoot lollipops??
Dora bought one for Zoe and Janelle one for Jackson.I thought Zoe’s little skirt/shoes/outfit matched perfectly with the lollipop picture, even though it was not planned!
Wow, was she one *happy* little girl with this in her hands. :)
They got so messy, but oh, were they happy!
Saturday: we spent a little bit – not nearly long enough – of time at an antique shop in town, then quickly ran home for a Mary Kay party! Janelle is a consultant, and did a great job of making some of my friends from the area and myself feel so pampered! And it was so fun for me to have my friends meet each other – something that’s rare with how far south we live!And I have been a fan of Mary Kay ever since my Aunt June introduced me to it when I turned 16 – she gave me some products for my birthday and I’ve been on them ever since! Love it!
Early morning airport run on Sunday, and I was left with the happiest of memories! I totally felt like a teenager again over the weekend – in a good sense of the word! Talking into the late hours of the night (something rare for me these days!) about life, about God, laughing until we could hardly breathe, being real and honest with each other, learning from each other, feeling carefree and young! Friendships are just good for the soul!
This is us! What a beautiful friendship we share. I love these beautiful ladies so much!
“Make new friends
And keep the old;
One is silver
And the other gold.”
-unknown
Comments (14)
Oh this looks like the best of fun times!! Especially since I know all 3 of you gorgeous ladies!! I’m so glad you all could have such a great time together! It was so fun looking at these pictures….. makes me happy too! =) hugs
Looks like fun times. It’s good to see their faces again…brings back memories.
so happy for you to have a weekend like that! there is something so wonderful about old friends where you can just pick up where you left off…friends like that are truly ‘gems’!
Happy Thanksgiving to you!
♥~Rachel
I love Zoe’s sweet little pink shoes! Where do you get all her cute clothes!!?? And the skirt is so cute with the white circles!
I’m glad you had such a wonderful time, although I do wish it was ME who got to fly down and spend lovely days with you. Miss you today.
Sounds like a wonderful time! I love using those lollipops for photo shoots. It’s amazing how you can get them to sit so still while eating those
@rachi882 - I *love* The Children’s Place - but I wait until I can go to an outlet and then mop up on their $1-2 clothes! That’s actually been cheaper for me than consignment shops. That’s my favorite place – but I shop clearance racks at Target and Old Navy/Gap sometimes too. I don’t like to spend more than $5 for an article of clothing, and preferably more like a dollar or two.
Doesn’t always happen, but that’s what I aim for.
Wow you find some really cute clothes for a great price! I have about 45 minutes to the closest mall and so I don’t get to shop those stores very often but my favorite place is Old Navy. I’ll have to try outlet stores…but I think that would be even farther. Maybe you shop the outlets in Lancaster when you visit your family?
Have a great weekend!
Glad you had a fun weekend…..Dora and Janelle were both very good friends of my dear younger sister, Megan, who died in 2003.
Btw, I know you don’t know me, but I enjoy reading your posts very much!! Love your decorating style, too!!
@rachi882 - I do shop in Lancaster when I go home. That’s been just about twice a year, but then it’s so cheap I mop up.
@junebugs26 - I don’t know you either, but I did know your sister, Megan, through Janelle and Dora, and know she was such a dear friend to them! They still talk about her! So nice to “meet” you!
awwww……looks like so much fun! I loved looking at these pictures-i used to hang out with janelle and dora too! They are such sweet ladies! glad yall could enjoy time together!
Hey Clarita, just noticed that stroller. Is it a Phil and Ted’s or a lookalike? Does the double decker feature work well for you? I’m thinking of one like that when i have two, but reviews are kinda mixed on them. Wondering what you think of it?
@fruitloops115 - Responding here too.
I DO like the second seat. I used it on the above pictures for two children almost the same age, and that didn’t work quite as well as if I use it with Zoe and Olivia, because of the second seat not being able to see quite as well. But that wasn’t a really big deal that day, not problem-causing or anything. I like how EASY it is to take the second seat on and off, and there are actually several different ways you can attach the seat. The only thing I don’t like about the stroller is that it is big to take on trips, and we still have a car for our family of four. If it’s just running around town, the beach, shopping, etc. it’s not problem whatsoever. Hope this helps you out!