dearest friends

when i’m in utah, i love making my rounds to spend a little time with many of my dearest, dearest friends.

lisa, megan and i had a sleepover at my parents’ downtown condo. we stayed up too late talking, and slept three deep in the master bedroom. in the morning, we got some breakfast at eva’s before bringing lisa to the airport for a trip to california. it’s been nearly eight years since i met these girls during my time as a visiting student at byu. love them to bits.

i met cath and her baby boys downtown for a quick garden stroll and lunch at city creek. i hadn’t seen charlie since the day after he was born, and the last time i saw sam he only knew a few words (now he talks like crazy!). i love those sweet boys so much, and the fact that catherine calls me “auntie charity” to them.

we had a traditional high-school-friends dodo lunch on friday. as per usual, we pretty much all ordered the smoked turkey sandwich, and stayed at our table talking and laughing for about two hours. it was so, so fun. how it is possible that our ten year reunion is this summer??

^^julie and i met up at the thanksgiving point tulip festival. the flowers were astonishing and catching up with jewels was (as always) the best. julie is one of the world’s best human beings.

<<on friday night i drove down to provo to attend my dani’s graduation from the mpa at byu. i’m so glad i was in town just at the right time to see her become a master! she’s the coolest. after a celebratory dinner with her family in provo, dani and i met up at my parents’ house in park city and stayed up late talking. when i woke up, dani was, of course, making us crepes in the kitchen. we did a little exploring around the still winter-bleak but beautiful mountains around heber in the afternoon. dani and my hearts are knit.

i am so blessed with these dearest friends!