Belen and I took a trip down to Hemet, CA to visit the Howards last week. We had a great time! Belen and Damen played so well together that other than some minor refereeing between the two from time to time they pretty much occupied each other the whole time we were there! Maybe I can handle having two kiddos after all! Melanie (Damen's mommy of course) is a great friend of mine from our days back in the 'Shoug. We went to middle school, high school and 1 year of college (at Rick's) before she and Dustin got married. Melanie was the second in our group of girl friends to get married...just to put that into perspective I was the 4th, followed shortly by Julie, and 2 of our pals have yet to tie the knot. I believe I have been quite blessed in the "great friends" department. To explain a bit of what I mean...this group of girl friends I'd mentioned...we are all very different people who led our own individual lives, participated in our own clubs, athletic teams, and social groups but were always able to come together as though no time had passed and truly enjoy one another's company. Now, as adults, our lives have taken us in many different directions; circumstance and miles separate us but despite this it is wonderful to know that we are still great friends.
