My friends

I have known Julie for almost 15 years. (Wow... that makes me feel old.) We met at ACU during our freshman year. One of my first (an fondest) memories is us lip syncing to Mariah Carey's song "Hero" during the freshman follies performance that fall. That was certainly a good indication of the fun we would have over the years. We won't mention the choreographed dance to Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby". : ) I recently had the pleasure of finally visiting her new home in Tennessee and meeting her newest daughter, Audrey, who was born last November. That's the longest I've waited to meet any of her children... but with the holidays, her visitors, our "trip" to Montana and all that followed, we just didn't find the time until now. We enjoyed a very nice couple of days visiting, talking about babies (new and old), going through maternity clothes, baby clothes, nursing advice and all of that fun stuff. I am blessed that we are still friends, after all these years and all the miles. We haven't lived in the same state for over 10 years! In fact, we finally realized recently that we hadn't seen each other since my wedding. I think that is the longest that we had ever gone between visits.

Anyway... I just wanted to share these pictures of my precious friend and her family. I admire her so much for the great job she does with three energetic girls... and I hope that I can learn some things from her as I grow into this parenting thing. Thanks for having me Jules! I definitely felt like one of the family... just like always. Can't wait to see you in August! I love you friend!