Hope & I have been friends for almost 10 years. We met through livejournal, and hit it off. We had many things in common and through the years, we've been there for each other in some of our most difficult times. I can't believe it took so long for it to happen, but we finally met in person, after hundreds of emails and phone conversations. Like many of my LJ friends I have met over the years, it was like I knew her, and there was so awkwardness or uncomfortable moments. After all, I consider her one of my best friends. I didn't get to meet her son C, because he was away at school. I did however, get to meet her daughter K, and she opened up to Katie and I a lot more than I was expecting. It was wonderful. Hope showed us around San Antonio, since we've never been there before. We ate at spots that we don't have here in Vegas, she showed us some of the tourist spots in town, and some places that hold memories in her life. We didn't take many pictures, because we were too busy spending time together. I am glad that I made that trip and am already figuring out when next year that I am able to go back and see her. She may be coming here in December, and that opportunity has me excited.
April was lovely as well-baby showers, the engagement of my best friend, Easter, more baseball, Moms night out with the playgroup Moms. The kids got straight A's and perfect attendance this past report card. Jake can identify more alphabets. They all love reading and playing outside. Spent a lot of time with family and friends.
Pictures of course, because what's a long post with pictures?
At Lulu's in San Antonio, where I insisted on going after seeing it on a TV show. They have HUGE cinnamon rolls, which of course Katie and I hauled back to Vegas for our loved ones to try =)
San Antonio's River Walk and the boat tour we took:
The Alamo. It wasn't what I had pictured in my head. I thought it was in the middle of a field, and that it was hugely massive. Instead, it's in the middle of downtown smack in the middle of tall, historical, beautiful buildings. Vegas doesn't have a history like this city does.
Randoms of places she took us-beautiful parks with lakes, and Kate's Frosting, a delicious cupcake place (because a vacation isn't a vacation unless cupcakes are involved!), and me in front of a really huge pair of boots outside North Star Mall.
..and us goofing around at Hope's casa, complete with a shot out of some of our girls on Twitter =)
Katie and Hope, and Katie, Hope and I.
I'm always amazed at how we live in the middle of the desert, yet we have beautiful mountains that are snow covered, just 45 minutes from our house. It's one of our favorite late Winter/early Spring activities. We had lunch at the lodge and played on the mini slopes. It was a gorgeous 60 degrees that day.
Randoms of the kiddos with their friends during playgroup activities (birthday parties, Easter basket exchanges), baseball games, at the Sesame Street Live show, watching the fountains at the Bellagio and looking at the Spring display at their Conservatory, and playing at the park:
Some of when I went out with the Mommies to a restaurant at Lake Las Vegas and the Ritz Carlton. LOL this was a fun night.
..and a few from my cousin Christine's baby shower. She's having a baby girl named Tatum. Yesterday was her due date.
