Diary of an Oreo Lover

We have been busy having a FANTASTIC week here in Tennessee.  On Friday, Aunt Katee ("my Katee" as Caroline likes to call her) and three of her college friends came through our little town on their way back to school after a spring break trip to Florida.  They weren't here for long, but we were grateful for even a little time together.  She got in as many squeezes as she could!

Caroline is quite the hostess - she wanted to make sure Aunt Katee got plenty of tea!

 On Sunday night, my dear friend from college Katrina and her husband Louis rolled into to town to spend a few days with us over their spring break (they're both teachers in the Houston area).  Sadly it had been 3 years since we had seen each other, and this was the first time I had met her husband of nearly 4 years (!), so needless to say we had LOTS to catch up on.  It's difficult to put into words what a blessing it was to spend time with these two.  I'm so thankful they made the loooong trip up to see us.

Caroline was fast friends with these two!

Playing on the "2pad" (as she called it) -- baking some cupcakes together

of course we waited until the last night right before bed to remember to take a picture together!  Oh well :)  Such sweet times with such a dear friend.  I am beyond grateful to still have her in my life.

These two bonded over several games of frisbee golf, Settlers of Catan, and lots of food.  I loved how it really seemed like we had known him for years, too.  Thanks for jumping right into the craziness around here, Louis!

Enjoying some pizza at the Mellow Mushroom.  The only picture of ALL of us.

An evening walk before bedtime in which both girls ended in tears before we made it back home.  Walks around our old alma mater were much less eventful!

Such a wonderful week, such dear friends. Thank you guys for making the trip! Hopefully it will be far less than three years before we see one another again!