Here, there and a little bit of everywhere

Jess & I rolled back into Virginia this morning after a 3.5 day trek to Jersey with Tristan and Gabe. These days it is rare for Jess and I to have opportunities to catch up and just sort of relish the value of sisterhood. Driving up to Jersey at 2 am with the two little dudes snoozing in the back we were able to freeze frame life for a very epic six and a half hours of life. I value friendship and relationships, but there is nothing that can hold greater value for me than that of the relationship that I have with Jess. There was time for serious conversation and the other chunk of time sharing totally off the wall stories of the three of us growing up. We have been through a lot together and from the times we watched the stars overhead on our roof in Medford as little kids to now planning Sponge Bob Birthday parties for Tristan there is a tremendous amount of history between us. I'm pretty grateful for her and the two little dudes who have truly captured my heart.



The boys had a great time at the shore getting their toes wet and playing in the sand. This was Gabe's first experience in the Atlantic and I am definitely getting the vibe of future surfer. They definitely fit the part of little surfer dudes with board shorts, flip flops and a crazy head of curls that is inevitably paving the way for potential long boarders : ) Oh, how that would make E's heart proud...



With Jess having little opportunity to get up north it makes it challenging to see old friends. Carrie and the girls rolled into town and we spent most of the afternoon together. We've known Carrie for what seems an eternity and to now watch her & Jess's kids hanging out is fairly priceless. From scrambling to make dinner, watching them haul around the back yard and story time made for a pretty great time together. Good stuff. Yesterday Mo Blong & her madre (shout out mama B : ) were able to stop in with Mae who was born less than a week after Gabe. It was a quick visit, but so great to see the three of them. Tristan was able to demonstrate his very talented leaps from the diving board as Gabe bobbed in the pool with mom digging the whole floating noodle concept.

Rolling to Carolina tomorrow for a few days to lend a hand with some amigos and soak in some sun .... so pretty much hitting 3 states in 48 hours.



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