a fun morning brunch

about a week ago a friend of ours was in town visiting. she and her husband moved back to texas about a year ago but he was sent back here for a project, so i got to see her! here's a picture of a group of us who had dinner together when they were visiting back in november.



while having coffee with this old friend, i ran into another old friend and mentor of mine. it was so good to see her! she ended up inviting a group of us over to her house for brunch and to see the remodeling she had done to her home. it was gorgeous. they put built-in bookshelves in their family room that flanked an awesome fireplace, and their kitchen was huge and beautiful. one of my favorites was a bay window they installed that shed so much light into their house. it made me want to do some remodeling myself. i wished i had my camera with me. anyway, we all had a great time catching up and updating each other on the going-ons in our current lives. it was sooo nice to have some girl time. the kids had a blast as well (thanks, cecily!). on the car ride home, lucas asked for a dog like theirs...a poodle...because they are non-allergenic! i always thought that i was free and clear from ever having to own a dog again because the kids are allergic to dogs (not that i didn't LOVE our chocolate lab, maddie). but, this presented a new dilemma. let's see how much will-power i'll have to say no to the kids when the time comes! :0)