Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts

Monday, July 15, 2013

Weekend Recap...

What a weekend!
 
My weekend began on Thursday with a leisurely drive (NOT) up to Arlington, Virginia for the 12U Baseball All Star State Championship Tournament.
 
Just your average day on 95 in Northern Virginia.
 
Sadly, our team lost the first two games and we were out of the tournament by Thursday night. We decided to stay until Saturday since we already had hotel reservations, and the boys ended up having a blast despite their early loss.
12 U All Star Team
 
Friday the girls hit Tyson's Galleria and the boys went to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum out by Dulles Airport with a few of their baseball buddies.
Tyson's Galleria is the super swanky mall with Ferragamo, Tory Burch, Lilly Pulitzer, Cartier, David Yurman, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Burberrys just to name a few. We were salivating over the handbags and jewelry, and I decided I would forgo the Louis Vuitton luggage and pay the Kansas tuition bill....although that train case is pretty darn cute.
 
 
 
Friday night we took the girls to dinner at the Army Navy Country Club, which is almost done with a major remodel...actually, it was a tear down and start over...and the end result is really quite lovely.
 
This is what the club will look like when all of the construction is complete.
 
This is what it looks like now.
 
After a wonderful dinner we took the girls into Washington DC so our Kansas daughter could see the monuments at night...it was a beautiful evening and the girls really had fun.
 
At the Lincoln Memorial...seeing my children this happy is what brings me pure joy.
 
Photo with Abe...this is my favorite memorial.

 The "rents" as the girls would say...
 

 Kansas daughter, Louisiana daughter, my #2, and my #1.
 
We all headed home Saturday (with the girls taking a detour to Georgetown Cupcakes on the way out of town) and spend the rest of the weekend chillaxing...and doing laundry.
 
On a side note, it was a PLEASURE having Kansas daughter visit (my #1's BFF and sorority sister from KU). It was the first time we had met her in person and she is an absolutely delightful young lady with a great sense of humor, which you must have if you plan to hang out with this family for a week! We had a wonderful time getting to know her and she is a very special friend. Kansas daughter left to fly home this afternoon and we miss her already!
Two peas in a pod....these two are like kindred spirits.
 
It was a fantastic weekend...nothing makes me happier than spending time with family and friends.
Hope your weekend was a great one!
 


 

 

 
 
 
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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Ladies Who Lunch

Who doesn't LOVE lunching with your girlfriends? I had the pleasure of meeting one of my "besties" for lunch on Wednesday at the new Chuy's Mexican Restaurant that recently opened in Richmond, and there is no better pick me up than spending time with good friends.



My friend, S, is originally from Dallas, Texas, was transplanted to the Chicago area after she was married, and landed in here Richmond about the same time that my children and I did. We met at the baseball field as we both have sons who play travel baseball together. She lives in the "Bubble" (aka my development) as well, so our kids go to the same schools. She is as preppy as I am trendy....I can't recall EVER seeing her wearing pink and green and I think I would have to call 911 if I saw her sporting Lilly Pulitzer. She is VERY stylish, has a gift for graphic design and marketing, is a wonderful wife and mom, and is a very dear friend. She is a great listener, has a strong faith, and is always there to provide support when I am feeling overwhelmed.

I look back over my life and many of my best memories are times that were spent with my girlfriends...here are just a few of them over the last several years...


Baseball Mom Friends (S is third from left)

 
Cotillion Mom Friends (our boys were in Cotillion together last fall)


BFF and sorority sister from college


Another BFF  sorority sister from college




Sorority Sister Reunion


Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Friends (none of us live in Bryn Mawr anymore)


Sending hugs to all of my girlfriends!






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