my week was full of family time...swimming, shopping, eating...everything we do best :). i also got to catch up with dear friends as well...more to come on that. the (almost) week flew by, but we managed to squeeze in everything we could along the way. even though the camera was on standby the whole time, i forgot to take pictures at a few stops...
-my first day in town, my brother gave a speech to the rotary club my dad is a member of that awarded him with a college scholarship. can't believe he is going to college in a couple of months...
-my aunt and cousins came to swim one afternoon. she will kill me for saying this on the blog, but my aunt swam for what i can remember as only the first time since i was about 4. silly as it may seem, it was a big deal to us! yet, i did not take a picture!
-one morning, i met my dear friend andrea for breakfast at chick-fil-a. we have so many stories and memories together from waaaay back, but it is always so good to catch up and share stories of our lives now.
-that same day, my mom, brother, and i met my grandmother for a quick shopping trip and lunch at red robin. our waiter seemed to have drifted away from our table for a while so we had more than enough time to take a picture but just never did.
now the photographed parts of the trip...
i have mentioned them before, but two of my oldest friends are erin and kimberly...erin, i have known since kindergarten and kimberly, i have known since 7th grade. whenever we can, we try to get together when our schedules allow. they both still live in the prattville area so (unfortunately for them) these times occur whenever i am in town. they have a standing invite to houston anytime which could make for a very fun get together! we went back to the tea room we visited last october, and i think we had an even better time than we did then. the place is adorable, the food is delicious, the hot tea is tasty (and i am generally not a fan of hot tea), and the old ladies who also meet there are hysterical to listen to.
of all places, i was able to meet up with shauna & the boys at the cracker barrel in prattville! remember, lee was the one in san francisco, but i got to see most of that pilgreen family. the boys are as cute as ever and were freshly tanned from their week at the beach in georgia. shauna and i got to catch up and share a precious hour-long, breakfast-for-dinner time before i had to leave and they had to finish their journey up to birmingham. can't wait for ben & shauna to make their way to houston in october!
my sweet cousin hannah had a piano recital, and i was so excited to actually be able to attend! i do not think i have been able to attend anything like this for her since her kindergarten graduation and dance recitals when she was little. she is very talented and just this year has begun to learn to play by ear. i am very proud of her and so glad i could be there to support her in person.
my dad decided he wanted to do father's day about a week early since all three of his children would be home at the same time (for a very small window of time), and this does not happen all that often. we went to his favorite mexican restaurant in town and gave him his presents then. he is a pretty awesome dad, if i do say so myself. he tends to work too hard but always wants to do the right thing and take care of his family so it is hard to fault him for that.
lastly, brendan was blessed and showered with gifts once again by the ladies at my parents' church, the church i grew up going to. more from this shower (including photos) will be in a later post...like i said, a busy week but a sweet, sweet time with many of the people i love dearly.
Officially grossest picture of me, EVER, just saying:)
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