bffs and babies in london!
back in january, i got a text from one of my very best friends, catherine. it said, “call me when you get this. it’s really important!” for a minute i was concerned that something really bad had happened, and i facetimed her as soon as i could. in fact, something really really good had happened. “we just got a much-bigger-than-expected-tax-return,” catherine told me. “and we decided that we should use it for me to come visit you!” whaaaat. we were both so excited! it was decided that cath would come in early may and bring her five-month-old baby boy, andrew, with her. we started planning right away and the anticipation built until at last we met up at heathrow last tuesday! it was really great timing for catherine to come visit me, because ian is in full-throttle exam preparation mode and i hardly see him these days. so to have some company – and a bosom buddy with whom i share twenty years of friendship, at that! – was awesome. it was so so fun to show cath around london, and to...