Old Friends

Jen & I grew up one block from each other. Her Mom used to play with my Dad as kids so there was never a time we didn't know each other. Like sisters, we are the best of buds and are sometimes SO alike. Other times we are total opposites and each have our own unique way of viewing the world. Still we are the dearest of friends. We make each other laugh and always have a great time together. It's really been a great vacation. Thursday was Jen's 40th birthday so we went for dinner and out on the town in Delray. I just love Delray... a very cute, artsy town with lots of great restaurants, live music, shops, art galleries, and a great beach. I could live there! We had a really a fun time that night.

All of us at Jen's B-day dinner.

Me & the Hubby

Jen's husband, Mike, and Jeff ended up in the same field and are now business partners. So Jeff came down to FL this week for work. Jeff usually works from home, but needed to be here for some really important meetings they have this week. 

Me, I was here to see Jen, celebrate her birthday, and get some much needed R&R! I decided I was not going to be sad this summer even if it takes awhile to get our travel dates. I am so grateful to have gotten that referral before fall! Okay, if we don't hear anything by August, it will probably get to me again. But for now, I really want to make the best of this summer. It's our last as a couple and although both of us CAN'T WAIT to be parents, we ought to take advantage of the time we have now to do things we won't have time for later. We actually went out dancing the night of Jen's birthday. I can't even TELL you how long it's been since we were out dancing! Possibly the last time we danced was at a friends wedding 4 or 5 years ago and I have no idea how long before that. LOL, it will probably be another 5 till we do it again, too! Well, unless you include dancing around the house with our little Ruby! I can tell you THAT surely will be done!

But anyway, we have had a good time here both going out and just hanging out. There is a very cool movie theater here called MUVICO that we went to one night. Only a handful of them in the country. You can eat dinner either in the restaurant or order it to your seat. There is valet parking and you can even order up a bottle of wine with actual wine glasses - not plastic - to take in with you. (Yes, it is for Mommy & Daddy date night only. No kids allowed because they serve alcohol). You sit on these cozy little red couches with a little armrest/tray for your food and beverage. It's really a neat place.  Jeff has been talking about it since the last time we went a year ago, so we HAD to go! Funny, though, as much as we enjoyed the experience, we both kept thinking how nice it would be if little Ruby were sitting there in between us and how much fun it will be when we take her to a movie theater for the first time. Lots of great firsts coming up!

 

The weather has been a bit cloudy and rainy this week, but it's always nice in the morning so I have managed to get in some pool and beach time. LOVE the sun! In an attempt to both get in tip top shape AND do fun things we have never done before (or not for a long time), Jen and I have been roller blading most everyday. I also bought us hula hoops yesterday to get back in touch with our inner 12 year old. LOL. Yes, I really did. I believe Jen's response was, OH MY. But hey, 40 is the new 20! Okay, well 30, perhaps? Anyhow, going to try our skills with the hulas later and will let you know how that goes! haha. I figure if it kept our waistlines thin and flat back then, maybe it could help now. That is if we can actually get the thing going around without pulling out a hip. LOL. Hey, you only live once! Why not have fun?