KC Weekend

Two weekends ago I traveled with Rebecca and Courtney to Kansas City to visit our beloved Emily. It had been too long since we had all been together and it felt right being together again.

In between brunching, shopping, getting pedicures and cooking dinner we talked about anything and everything from the last 9 years of our friendship and left promising another reunion would need to be planned soon.

Cheers to good friends and good times in Kansas City.

Kicking it back to 2005 with Corona Lights, guacamole and hint of lime tortilla chips. 

Happy Birthday, Courtney!

Happy Birthday to my BFF, Courtney!

I met Courtney on the first day of school in the fourth grade. Mrs.Goldthwaite sat us next to each other because she thought we'd be friends.

Well her thinking was correct because not only did Courtney and I hit if off in 1994, we've stayed friends through middle school, high school, college and beyond.

(Who didn't have an underwater camera in 1997?)

 And, the Lord really had our paths aligned when in 1995, my parents built a house like 6 houses down from the Giammalva's. We carpooled to school, spent the afternoon and evening together rollerblading in our hood and frequently ate dinner at each other's houses. As we grew up we went to cotillion, dominated our 8th grade basketball team, suffered through awkward freshman year at Heights, spent time with friends and, of course, made home videos together. (Wish I had one of these to attach!)

(8th grade trip to Washington, D.C.)

(8th grade graduation dance)

(8th grade graduation)

(Canwick circa Junior Year)

(Canwick circa Senior Year?)

(No we don't regret wearing those headbands....)

Our senior year of high school we decided to visit Baylor's spring premiere. Two weeks later, we both concluded we should try college there and we'd live together.

(Baylor Winter Premiere 2002)

Courtney's  the kind of friend that's there with you in every life stage and every significant event and is always laughing with you. She's one of the most genuine, loyal, thoughtful and funniest girl I know. I'm honored that she's chosen to still be my friend after all of this time.

Happy Birthday, Courtney!

Happy Dia.

Today is Diadeloso at Baylor. That's Day of the Bear for all you non-Baylor folks. Dia is a Baylor tradition where students get the day off from class and enjoy having all kinds of fun with friends while frolicking in the lovely spring weather. There's a handful of on-campus activities, concerts, tournaments and the like. There's also a lot of opportunities for parties and cook-outs off-campus. It's really great fun and one of my favorite Baylor traditions.

Sadly, Baylor graduate students do not get to observe Diadeloso and I've been inside working on a presentation for most of the day. Wah-wah. And, through my front window, I've been forced to observe countless undergrads drive by in a packed car with their besties, singing loudly to "Party in the USA" and loving their lives.  I've also received  texts from my sister, a freshman at Baylor, saying how much she LOVES Diadeloso already. I'm not bitter or anything. ;)

To combat bitterness, I had to remind myself that I too once celebrated Dia with my besties. And thinking of those memories made me recognize how much I miss all of us being together. Realizing I needed therapy, I rummaged through some boxes, found my CDs with all my college pictures and reminisced on the glory days of the Hacienda....

Missing the loves of my life. Our next reunion isn't until July!

More pictures of college fun to come for sure.