friends.

i stole this picture from facebook. i love the class of '95 valhalla high school pride.

i played with the hable family tonight.

IF ONLY YOU KNEW HOW HAPPY THIS DAY WAS.

cathy is one of those people in my life who could say something like, "i remember when aubry was in kindergarten"

derek is cathy's high school sweetheart, turned missionary, turned husband, turned master of the universe.

before derek and cathy got married, they were my sunday school teachers.

i loved them.

i think i kept their wedding annoucement/engagement photo on my bulletin board until i graduated high school and moved away from home.

ijustlovedthemsooooomuch.

and then they moved away.

lots of places far far away,

most recently australia.

praise the technology gods for facebook.

fast forward to the end of their australia stint

and into my living room.

tonight.

four children - doing their childlike thing - in every room of my house.

{parents think their kids have to be on their best behavior around me.  how silly is that?}

and i reasoned with all four of them like they were logical, rational adults.

it was a delight. 

we told stories of "remember when..."

... from 11, 12, 13 years back

{that's when you know you're an adult}

we laughed and laughed and laughed.

and talked and talked and talked.

and again, i had this feeling...

a reminder - i am surrounded by goodness.

even when it's once every 12 years.