fabulous lunch today!

These sisters were a couple of my favorite friends .
all through Jr. High and high school we hung out. i was always hanging out at their house borrowing clothes and calling boys. going to dances and just hanging out.
we had our moments like any teenage girls.
but i still think of Ali as one of my best friends ever.
and
Jessica was my brother Aaron's best friend in Jr. high and my brother Bruce's girlfriend before his mission. and one of my favorite people ever. she had great taste and her own sense of style .
We even sang at Bruce's farewell together. Ali and Jessica and Maria and I
sang "in the hollow of my hand" yeah is was fabulous(mediocre at best!) and of course we cried.

anyway i don't see Ali or Jessica much, not that we don't want to get together, but Ali keeps busy with her 7 kids. and i am lame and don't pursue it enough.
I'm not the best about initiating hanging out. and she is kind of a homebody. so whenever we chat it is always great just like old times. and we say we are gonna get together but never manage to make it happen.
Jessica is so fun and has a cute little girl just the same age as Hope!

i was bummed they couldn't play together today.

Their mom is fabulous and so nice. ( she is my visiting teacher) and arranged a lunch with the 3 of us, today. Their kids were there and i was gonna bring my 2 kids i have during the day. but Hope had a fever and Pierce has a snotty nose
so my mom kept them for me so i could go have lunch,
and not contaminate Ali's new baby. who is too dang cute.
it was so fun to see them and their cute kids.
and chat for a couple hours.

we talked about blogging. who has one that they know and that i think they should of course visit mine , and comment. and they need one too so i can go see what is up in their lives ! AND we talked a little about Politics. and about kids. and people we see or don't see. and about the dumb things we did as teenagers. like packing into cars, sitting on laps , Aaron letting us drive at the church parking lot, and teaching us how to drive a stick shift.

the food was yummy potato soup and chicken croissants.
and at the end she sent the rest home with me. and a bunch of cookies too. the kids are in heaven. and I'm thinking i have my FHE treats all ready. FABULOUS!
Thanks for the fun time Girls it was so fun to see you.

Jessica, Me , and Alison!