Reunion with the Estoestas

Immediately after Grace's ballet class Friday evening, we drove down to Orlando to meet up with our dear friends, Jojo and James. We met in Japan when James was my delivery nurse. Our families became fast friends and I will always cherish those memories of our time together in Japan. They now live on the West Coast, and we couldn't pass up the opportunity to see each other when they were just a couple of hours away.

We, along with Liezel (another dear friend who I met through Jojo because they are childhood friends), booked rooms at the same Bed and Breakfast and the moment we arrived, we didn't waste any time catching up with each other. I put Grace to bed, changed into my pajamas, and then headed up to Liezel's room where the girls were planning on gabbing and eating chocolate cake. The guys were staying in our room to watch over Grace.

It was a fabulous plan. If the girls had stayed in our room, Grace surely would have woken up from all the loud laughter and excited talking. I didn't make it back to my room until almost 3 in the morning! I can't even remember the last time I stayed up that late on purpose.

The next morning we met for breakfast and then headed out to explore downtown Orlando and do some shopping. The day went by a lot quicker than I wanted it to and, too soon, we had to say our goodbyes because Mike had work the next day.

I don't know when we'll get the chance to see each other again. Hopefully sooner rather than later. But no matter when that time will be, one thing I know for certain- we will have a fabulous time. We always do with the Estoestas!