Wives Weekend: from Mommy

Well, here it is...my post about my weekend with girlfriends! (I met Anna at college during my freshman year when she was visiting as a high school senior. Anna and I both met Laura and Cherissa through their husbands, Jacob and Lucas, who were also our friends in college.) The weekend was such a gift to me in so many ways, both from Jeff and the girls, that I'm not sure exactly how to describe it. Cherissa wrote a wonderful post about our weekend, with pictures, here. VERY worth visiting! She covered pretty much everything and also has a really cool camera and a gift for taking great pictures, so I hardly took any! I only have a few things to add:

The most important thing I have to add, I think, is that all four of us girls so realize what a blessing it was to all of us, not only to go on this trip, but to have the continuing gift of friendship that we enjoy with each other.

And here are a couple of pictures to add that are not as beautiful as Cherissa's:

Browsing at the Apple store.  Our husbands were jealous.

Swinging on the beach.

When I came back, people asked if I was all rested up from my trip.  Actually, I came back feeling more relaxed and refreshed than I had in a long time.  That's saying a lot after traveling while pregnant!  I'm refueled and will be able to enjoy memories of this sweet trip with sweet friends for a long, long time.