Friends

Over the past 5-ish years, I have lost connections. I still call my friends "friends", but all of those relationships are lacking depth. I miss the days when I could call up any number of friends and just sit in each others' rooms listening to music, talking about boys, and laughing. When did we all grow up so much and have to "host" a night in? Some things are the same... we still talk about boys (well, the men we are all blessed to have given our hearts to), and that is fun and occasionally gets deep. But I miss my girlfriends. I miss seeing them. I feel like life is all about work and scraping together enough time to spend with the man I love. It's about finding time to nap in the middle of the afternoon because I'm exhausted every day. Trying to squeeze every ounce of energy into spending time with my family and making those relationships important.

Here I am, ready to start this venture with a new job, and I still feel lost. It all sort of came crashing down on me tonight. I am so fulfilled in many areas of my life, but I'm starting to realize that there are many other areas that I have been neglecting and it's starting to take a toll. I want to make some new friends. And more importantly, I want to re-connect with the old ones. I want some depth. I want to have lazy days in my best friends' bedroom.

Fun at the OC Fair!

I have been a bad blogger... but mostly because I have been having so much FUN that I haven't had time! My goal is to give you a few more posts in the next couple days to catch you up on what's been going on!

I went to Ohio for a family reunion (another post about that adventure!) and the day after I got home, we were off to the fair! J and I met up with his mom, sister Jade, and sister Julia and her friends. We ate ALL the disgusting fried fair food, went on some stomach wrenching rides, and played tons of games! I have never experienced the fair like this, and as a one-time thing, I loved it! We didn't pay attention to how much money was flying out of our pockets (and that's alot when one stick of fried butter is $5!) and we were able to have a blast like little kids.

The most exciting part about the fair was when Jacob won Bob. He is the largest stuffed animal you can win at the OC Fair and yes, Jacob won him! It was hilarious to watch him carry this bigger-than-him penguin throughout the fair grounds. At one point I was left sitting alone with Bob and a mom walked up and asked if her daughter could take a picture with him!

Jacob is excited at the fair!!!

Jade eating a Texas Donut. SO big... and SO good!

Jacob carrying his goods!

You can see all the youngsters thought Bob was rad, too! Julia and her friends could hardly believe it.

Angie sitting with Bob. P.S. I hope our kids get her skin color!!!

Showing Bob a little love!