Catch up day!

My Mom drove me by the house that I grew up in today. The new people are not taking very good care of the place. It is a real shame. We really did the memory lane thing together.
Yesterday was my busy day of visiting. I had coffee with my dear, dear friend Kara. She is just the absolute best. She just got back from a missions trip to the Philippines so it was really fun to hear all about it. I went to lunch with my Mom and our former pastor, Jenny. We went to the Gaither center in Alexandria for lunch- that place was really, really good. It had a little store attached that was fun to shop in, too. Jenny is the poster child for my philosophy that if you never slow down, you never grow old. She is the exact same- energy, appearance, demeanor- that she has been my entire life. It is amazing. She travels all of the time doing missions work for the church so she always has awesome stories! She would be the best person to be deserted on island with as you'd never get bored or run out of things to talk about!

From there I headed over to the Porterfield's house to visit. I love seeing Heidi, Jax, Andrew and their dog Gunner. Jax has grown so much. He's kind of steady on his feet when you support him. He is a good eater, too. Heidi is such a natural at being a mommy!

I met my Shannon for dinner in Fishers. She recently got a promotion at work- congratulations again- so I got her a gift. Back story: a few years ago, Shannon lived in an apartment in Ft. Wayne. Her apartment got broken into and one of the many things the thieves took was a new set of Longaberger coasters. She was SO angry. I now buy Shannon coasters pretty often just because I think it is funny. I saw a coaster set at the Coach store the other day and HAD to buy them for Shannon. She seemed to actually like them! Classic. We had a lot of laughs at dinner. I love that girl.

After that, I went to my old friend's place. Shaya now lives a stone's throw from my rental house in Noblesville. Shaya, Vanessa and I sat around catching up with one another. It is always so nice to see those girls.

As you can see, it was really busy day of catching up with friends. It was really one of the best days ever. I'm so blessed.