Notes from me to you

ok.. i totally forgot to write an update! ha...

quick synapses since i left CA:

flew to MN, friend Amy and dog Chief picked me up at the airport. i stayed with amy and her boyfriend, Ben, who were great hosts for an entire week!

friends from work met up at Cafe Latte friday AM for a some coffee, catch up, and baby-meeting! friend Caprice had her first baby girl: Sophia Michelle! :) love that name! here's a few shots of that.. thanks to all of you who made it. it was so good to see you all.. i miss and love the 4500's! :)







hung out with ben, amy, and the crew.. saw some crazy rock band :-/ here's amy and maureen jammin' out



my dear friend sarah got married so i was very excited to be able to make it! they are an amazing couple. sarah is an amazing friend.. their vows, which they wrote, were beautiful and heartfelt. even amy shed a few and that rarely happens!





managed to squeeze in some breakfast time with jake at louisiana cafe.. and coffee with beautiful audrey! perfect!!

went to mass with jill, ben, lucy and the girls and had pizza at jill's afterwards where liz joined us.

then out with amy, ben, and crew.. again! :)

had a great night out with lindsey and dani (girlfriends from college).. the restaurant was seriously slow-paced but offered us the opportunity to have a lovely, long, and real conversation.

tuesday night the 998's re-united atop Brendan and Stacy's apartment on the roof-top deck which over-looked st. paul and minneapolis. gorgeous!! everyone was there! sam, stacy, brendan, lindsey, nate, emily, costa, bryan and kim! great food, beautiful scenery, and good friends... oh how i love the 998's! (pictures pending brendan sending them!).

wednesday amy and i got some burgers at the nook! :)

thursday i drove back to iowa.. got to see girlfriends from high school and their beautiful babies! saw hairspray with mom. went car-shopping. had some nice one-on-one-beers with dad. a great home football game. got to see grandma f, aunts margo and tracy, uncle murl, great-aunt diane, mom's cousin and her daughter shannon, cousins danielle and fletcher. had some good quality time with chloe :) bought the car. had dinner with mom, dad, uncle tom, and chlow. went to a friend of the family's wedding. drove to baltimore.

now i'm here.. its been great.. lots of good things to share and some bumps in the road but i'll get to those tomorrow!

i'm seriously done blogging for the day!!!

love!!