Rejuvenating plans

As I mentioned in my last post, I got to spend some time with my parents and some close friends at the end of June.

Usually, nothing ever works out the way I plan it. A trip home all too often starts or ends with someone ill or in a hospital or plans just fail. But this trip was different. Literally all of my plans came through.

I got to see two of my best friends from high school, one of whom lives in North Carolina and just happened to be in town the week I was.

I LOVE these girls and am so happy for both of them at this phase in their lives.

And, to top off the weekend, my cousin (on the left) was in town before I came back home so I got to see her, too. That's her pup, my dog niece, Emmie, in the center and my mom on the right.

Some times we need a rejuvenating weekend with friends and family and because of that we make plans and the plans come through. That was a weekend I won't soon forget!