what a week

We've had a full schedule this week and lots of fun. Wednesday we were lucky enough to have Brandon come over for dinner. His wife, Kelly Also is out of town so he hung out with us for the evening. A little background - when we first met she said she did not want to be called Kelly Two so I generously gave her the nickname Kelly Also. The name has stuck for many years. I've always found myself  rather funny, but nice was never my strong suit.

My fabulous husband grilled up some burgers, hot dogs, and chicken apple sausages for dinner. We spent the night on the patio watching the girls play in the sandbox and on their playground. Brandon is so great with the girls, but Hannah (his daughter) was none too happy that she wasn't able to join us tonight.  He left with the promise that he would be bringing Hannah by soon. He has also convinced Annabelle that her daddy needs to get her a puppy. She continues to bring it up and has even told her friends at school that's she getting a puppy and will name him Red. That happens to be Brandon's nickname so it might be worth getting the dog just for the jokes! For the record, we are quite happy that the girls are beginning to overcome their fear of puppies, but we will not be getting a dog! Putting this in writing ensures my words will eventually come back to haunt me....

The following night Sarah joined us for dinner.  I had mentioned that morning to Annabelle that Sarah was coming over and when the doorbell rang that night she screamed "Sawah's here, Sawah's here!" - quite the little memory. Sarah arrived with many treats in hand including a pie for B, cookies and banana nut bread for the girls (I'll fess up to eating as much of those as the girls). We had a bit of packing and laundry to do that evening so we decided it was definitely a sushi night. We ordered several different rolls and some pad thai for the girls and we all stuffed ourselves. Delcious!

We are quite lucky to have made many new friends on our adventures in New Mexico, Chicago, and LA, but it's always nice to know that the friends we made here in Colorado so many years ago are still dear friends today. There's something to be said for the comfort of an old friend. The laughs, the stories, and the fun come so easily. It's been a good, good week!