lunch date

Jenna and I don't meet for lunch or coffee...we should...but we don't...maybe I will look into doing more of that...we are together for "fun let's make memories times" and "i need you times" but we did meet for a very special lunch date today. We both did a drive the for a drink and met at the doctor's office for our flu shots. We laughed about this "lunch date" so weird...but so us.  Here's to Fountain drinks, flu shots and friendship!

Timmering Christmas

We all look forward to our Christmas with the Timmerings! Seriously, it's just the best!

This year we had Grinch punch!

And made reindeer food!

 The Timmerings got us all a UK item (Riggs got a UK bow tie!) and each a ticket to the UK/UL game!

 and a few other precious things too!

 But nothing is more precious than our friendship!

 We had the best time!

 Really...we had the best year! It has become a tradition to watch a video of all the things we did over the year together!

 On this night my heart just feels extra full of love....

 One of the best gifts....for sure.....

 Even if Toby peed on Brad's new fishing pole case...we still had the best night!

 We came home...late...tired....and...blessed.

Happy B day to D!

Jenna picked me up to take me to get a birthday drink since she was going to be out of town for my actual birthday. She told me her parents forgot their basketball tickets so we had to drop them off down town...and then all of a sudden she looks over at me and tells me she is lying...she has a surprise for me and hands me a blindfold! I went with it...willingly....and I arrived to a place....had my blindfold removed....and saw I was at Jeff Ruby's...with wonderful friends waiting for me!

Oh the gift of friends........

We laughed and giggled and I made a wish!

and drank a few...so happy to celebrate with my friends!

I opened my presents and loved every last one of them!

What a fun night at Jeff Ruby's......

followed by dancing at Drakes!

Thank you for an amazing birthday, BFF!!!!!

My cup runneth over with love and friendship!

Friendship in the rain

Watching Lila & Lexi walk hand in hand...giggling as they splashed through the puddles.... made me think of this Irish Blessing I loved and jotted down in a notebook a few years ago....

"May the sun always shine on your windowpane; May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain; May the hand of a friend always be near you; May God fill your heart with 

gladness to cheer you."

 ~Irish Blessing~

Mondays with the girls

I am so in love with my Monday nights...with this little group of women...it's just been so fulfilling and fun to be a part of this.  This week I wanted to let them know...in just a little tiny way...how much their friendship means to me. I got them all yummy bath and shower gel and added a little note to the package....

 On this night we talked for a while after our show...and some of us shared our hearts...there were tears and hugs...words of advice and encouragement....and lots of love....after it was over and everyone went home my coffee table was full of left over food to toss but my heart was full of love and friendship that I will keep forever.

Christmas with the Timmerings 2011!

We are so blessed to have the Timmerings in our lives....a family that just gets us and that we get too! When we are together it is laid back, seamless, fun for everyone...and that is saying quite a lot considering when we are together there are 10 people and 2 dogs at times. We are family truthfully and this is why for the past few years we have our own Christmas celebration with our families. We all look forward to it every year! We starred the night by playing pass the present! 

 The last and final box held a 12 pack of flavored Chapstick...so everyone got 2 sticks.....you would have thought they won the lottery!

 Then we got down to the gifts! The kids were so excited....but more to give the presents they had to give than to get the ones they were getting! The girls got the Barbie Jet! It was a hit for sure!

 Riggs & Rollins and Jeremy got tickets to a UK game so they were over the moon with happiness!

 Rollins was so excited to give his gift to Braden!

 It was a Randall Cob autographed football!

JuJu got an American girl...Kit because now Julia has short hair!

After presents we settled down to watch a DVD of all the wonderful, fun times we shared in 2011.....basketball games, a trip to Chicago, the fair, sleepovers, date nights, soccer games, ballet recitals, and on and on....we had a ball this past year!

 and the greatest gift is love and friendship...and boy do we have that!

 At 11:15 the party ended and all the Littles headed to the Timmerings for a pre-Christmas sleepover....even Lila Ray got to go this time! We all hugged with happy, light, full of love hearts.....

 Goodbye, Timmerings...see you tomorrow...and the next day...and the next! Are we lucky or what!?