A Little High School Reunion

Y'know, I really can't believe that my high school graduation was 16 years ago!  It doesn't seem possible.  However, all that time really doesn't mean much.  This summer, one of my greatest high school friends, KC brought her family up to visit us this summer, and it was like the time hadn't passed at all.  It's so much fun to pick up right where you left off with old friends and at the same time meet their family and see where we've all come to.

KC, her husband Tony, and 3 kids-Bailey, Hunter, and AJ arrived on a Friday night in early August, and we had such a great time.  The kids immediately got along and had fun playing the whole time.  The house was full of happy, lively chaos.  The first night, we all had some burgers and hot dogs off the grill and turned in early after we got the wild ones to finally go to sleep.

Since KC is training for a big triathlon, she had to get up early to run.  I hadn't run more than three miles in a very long time, but couldn't pass up the chance to join her.  We had a great couple hour run (8 miles) and conversation.  I'm sure she wasn't going as fast as she could go, but it was great to have that long to chat without being interrupted.

That day, after the run, we all headed down to one of my family's favorite places-the NC Museum of Life and Science.  We loved showing our friends around and having fun visiting the animals, flying paper air planes, climbing dinosaurs, digging for fossils, and trying to convince butterflies to land on us. That night we finished up the day with a lovely dinner out at Nanataco and a little birthday cake because it just so happened to be KC, Hunter, and AJ's birthdays all on that one day.

The next day, the Ray family had a birthday party to go to for part of the day, but we all had some time to get a little playing in that morning.  It was so nice to see the kids all playing together outside on the swingset, treehouse, and riding bikes around the cul-de-sac.

The next day, after KC and I went to the pool for a chilly, early morning swim, they had to move on, up to Virginia to continue their cross-country trek.  We paused for a group picture before everyone got in the car and said our goodbyes.  Hopefully, it will not be so long before we get to see each other again.  Just goes to show that good friends and good friends for the long haul.  So good to see you, KC!

(Lots of kids in one chair)

(All of our little munchkins)

(Watch out below!)

(riding around)

(good friends and their next generation)

(I think we look exactly the same don't you??)