A wonderful time spent with friends...

I had a great weekend! My wonderful friends Sue and Cheryl came to visit from Crawfordsville. I was worried the trip might not happen because I started getting a sinus infection Thursday but Dr. B. called me something in that had me feeling much better Friday afternoon. The girls got here late Friday so we just sat around and got caught up on everything...we have not seen each other since October so we had a lot of catching up to do! Saturday morning we got a slow start so we did a tour around Landen and then headed for Kentucky! It was a beautiful sunny day and I wanted to take them to lunch on the river so we went to Don Pablo's in Newport (it should have been a short drive but Bret gave us some poor directions...remind me not to ask him for directions again!!) Our friend Reese is the manager there so he made sure we had an awesome experience - Thanks again Reese for going above and beyond - you're the best and I can't wait to come back in the summer and drink frozen drinks on the deck!!! After lunch we headed back across the river to do some shopping. It was great just to be out so I would make a quick trip around the store and then sit up front with the old folks and people watch until they were finished. Later that evening we (Bret included) met up with some of the members of my MOMs club at a couple's night out at the comedy club. As usual, it was fun to just get out and laugh! This was Sue's first time to a comedy club and we all had a great time.

I was so sad to see the girls pack up this morning and head for Indiana. I have been friends with both of them for almost 20 years and even though we have not lived close to each other since 1998 we have remained very close. Both of these ladies have had horrible diseases come crashing into their immediate families and they taught me so much about strength and courage as they traveled their journeys... since the day of my diagnosis they have provided so much love and support to our family. In life as you move thru different stages you may see that your friends change from time to time but I am so lucky to have these two as life long friends. In our many years of friendship we have seen the best and worst of times but the important thing is that we helped each other out and remained faithful friends....friends like this don't just come along every day and I will always be thankful for these two!!

Today it was very rainy here so I knew it was time to rest up so I spent most of the day in bed watching tv or napping. Tonight Tyler and I went to Border's for our Mom/Son hot chocolate time. He went to his first school dance on Friday night and then spent the night and most of the day Saturday with a friend so it was nice to spend some alone time with him and catch up on his weekend. We both really enjoy getting out like that to have a chance to talk. Jillian lost another tooth this weekend so she was excited to show that off to the girls. She loved having them visit and she even got to sleep in Sue's room with her so she thought that was very cool. She constantly was doing dances and song performances for them while we were home....she is quite the entertainer.

Have a good week...Sue and Cheryl - thanks again for visiting - I miss you already and love you!!! (In the pic above Cheryl is in the middle and Sue is on the right)