Houston 1

Audrey cried on and off for the first several days after coming home from Houston.  She considers these boys her besties and she had a hard time saying goodbye.  These people and Paul's family are among the only things that draw me back to Houston. 

 It felt so good to be back any among our people.  It meant the world to me when Melissa's kids took time here and there out of their busy work days to spend time with us.  I actually teared up which may seem a little extreme but when friends will take time to love you like family sometimes it brings on the water works.  

We enjoyed visiting and receiving some much needed hugs.  Sometimes Marco Polo just isn't enough.  Merian has had such a rough year and it felt so good to be there with her instead of just listening and watching from a distance.  Mike treated us to tacos and Mexican which truly was a gift.  Montana doesn't really know how to do Mexican food and I've been missing my TexMex. Thanks to Mike I've been dreaming about it ever since.  

Paul got to catch up on all things tech with Melissa's sons, which is a gift that keeps on giving.  Our computer has now receive and much needed upgrade.  Editing has never been so fun!

Paul and Mike got to visit together after such a long time.  It felt like old times for a few days.  

I got to sit and visit with Melissa and Merian.  We talked about homeschool, growing babies, books, life, Covid, how crazy the world has gotten, trials, family, and parenting.  I'm sure there was more but it's been so long I can't remember.

We took a trip to the past and we went skating.  I enjoyed doing some roller blading with Melissa and her kids.  It was fun to think about the old days. The best days were filled with rollerblading until it was time to come home for dinner.  I feel like I blinked and now I have too littles of my own and yet I still feel like that kid that used to rollerblade everyday.  Paul was the best and took the baby while I attempted to teach Audrey how to rollerblade. She seems to be catching on. Maybe I'll pull out my old roller blades when I get home, I might make it cool again.  

Later we took pictures of Melissa's kids.  They were all so sweet to indulge me and as always Audrey was my model for checking light.  She's spent her whole life in front of my camera lens and yet every time I pull out my camera she has a new face for me.  True to Audrey she's always bringing comedy and drama to my photos.  

All in all it was the best few days I could have asked for.  You know those friends where you can just show up and sit down on their couch and chat while the kids play and still have the best time and never run out of things to talk about or get sick of being with each other.  Yeah....I could be wrong or be in denial or just be extremely introverted but I don't think that kind of friendship comes around very often and I consider myself to be blessed to have two of them. I'm so grateful we have the means to visit them and I'm so grateful for technology which allows us to talk daily.  Here's hoping y'all never get sick of me! :)