Just Us Girls

I know I've written about this before, but I can't stop gushing about how lucky I am to have such wonderful women in my life . . . especially after a great weekend like the one I had.

I just got back from a weekend visiting my two oldest and dearest friends and as if that wasn't cool enough alone, we were wedding dress shopping!! I can't tell you how excited I was for the weekend to come . . . just me and my girls . . . no kids, no work, no worries and that is exactly how the weekend went.

We went to our first appointment at a crowded dress shop and I can tell you from the look on Julie's face, she was less than enthusiastic about trying on a bunch of dresses. My friend Wendy and I went hog wild picking up six dresses just from the first rack we looked at! I think Julie took one look at what we had grabbed and perhaps thought she had made a mistake in bringing us along!

We put on, we took off, we clipped and fluffed and took her back and forth to the mirror about 40 times and by the end I could tell that we all were having the time of our lives. What a moment . . . sitting in that dress shop surrounded by my two best friends in the whole world - one of which was donning a wedding dress - and all I could think about was how those were the moments I lived for. In that moment, there was no place I would rather have been than by her side helping her to begin the next chapter in her life. Awesome stuff!

Two dress shops later - my arms were sore, I was sweaty and I had patches on my hands where the skin was rubbed off by endless layers of satin, beads and tulle and we had no dress to show for it. In all those dresses, she just didn't quite find the one and honestly . . . I would be lying if I said I was disappointed because now I get to go with her and do it all over again!!

Wendy - thanks for your hospitality and showing us around the city you call home. Coming back to my home and my life makes me realize how much I miss you! Julie - I am honored to be a part of this journey with you . . . thanks for allowing me to share it and give you my two cents along the way.

I love you both . . . thanks for a great weekend!