Supper with good friends!

It had been a very tough day for me. I was in Mankato on Jan. 6 with my dad, Amber, and Kevin. We had went up the night before and stayed at my dad's. We were up at 3 a.m. to drive to the cities and drop Amber and Kevin off at the airport by 5:30 a.m. Insert lots of tears here! How am I going to get through the next 7 months without them? Lots of emails and Skype dates! My dad and I were back in Mankato at 7 a.m. and sound asleep by 7:05! We were both exhausted. We slept for 3 hours, shopped a little, had lunch, and I was on my way back to Worthington by 1 p.m. We had company coming over for supper that night! And thank goodness...that is exactly what I needed!

Angela and I have been great friends since 9th grade! Her husband is in the Navy and so they have lived in lots of places. They manage to get home as much as they can and we always value the chance to see them. We used to talk a lot over the phone and have found that emails are the way to go. Our lives are so busy! They flew home for the holidays and we were able to work out a night for them to come out for supper.

The kids had a lot of fun! We didn't hear a thing out of them for 3 hours. They played with every toy we own! They have 3 boys - Peyton, Korbin, and Keenan. They are great kids! The adults had a good time catching up! She had lots of words of wisdom for me as she is away from her family and sister a lot. They had just been gone for 9 months. She was confident the time will go fast and we will get through it! Thanks for the help!

Here are some pictures of all the kids...nice smiles...

And silly faces (this is always Madison's idea!)...

Angela and I!

Thanks for coming out! It was a wonderful night!