Not much new to report here--wer're just sitting back, enjoying our summer.
Barry is, as of today, officially unemployed and LOVING it! Last Friday was actually his last day "on the job"--he's been riding for hours on end every day, which I don't mind, so long as he gets the laundry done. :) Seriously, I never knew how much I'd enjoy having a house-husband. It's almost as good as a house elf, I think! And I think The Luce has really loved having him home.
He's even cooked a few meals.
I, on the other hand, have been crazy busy at work. We are overwhelmingly short-staffed right now, so things are verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry busy. But that's ok, because I'm feeling very productive.
In other news, I've signed up to take tennis lessons! I've been talking about learning to play for months, so this weekend I bought a racket and a cute little tennis skirt. Ladies, listen to me: tennis skirts are VERY flattering. How did I live 35 years without knowing this!? B & I have been going to the tennis courts in our neighborhood the past couple of nights and hitting for an hour or so, and I've LOVED it! I played some in high school, but I haven't picked up a racket in 18 years. So tonight after dinner we went by the Y and signed me up for some "novice" lessons. "Novice." Ha ha--they have no idea.
We're also planning to start going to spin class a couple nights a week together. I'm scared.
Not much else going on at Chez Lancaster. We're heading home to Florida on Thursday for a long 4th of July weekend, and we're both really looking foward to it.
Hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend!
Monday, June 30, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
I love my girls!
I have been so blessed in life to have some of the most wonderful friends a girl could ask for, and the past few days have been a reminder to me of how lucky I am to have them all in my life.
On Saturday I spent a morning at the pool with one of the best friends I've ever had--someone who has been like family to me for almost 15 years (giiiiiiiirl, we are getting OLD!). We have shared so much together and she knows things about me that no one else knows (and I hope she never decides to blackmail me). I'm so grateful to have someone in my life that I trust so deeply and with whom I have so much history. It's a blessing, really.
On Sunday I had brunch and caught a movie with a relatively new girlfriend--we've known each other only 4 years. But in that time we've found much in common and have learned from and supported each other. It's reminded me that it's never too late in life to find a good friend.
Tonight I gathered with four women who have become some of my dearest friends. We worked together. Together, we have given blood, sweat and tears to the tiny little non-profit organization that we all came to care so much about. And we shared a single-seater bathroom. Come on--you can't get much more intimate than that. I bonded with these girls like no other co-workers I've ever had, even though we're all so different (and yet so alike). It just works. And I'm so glad it does...and I feel so fortunate to have them.
And now I look forward to a special getaway with another precious friend who has been by my side for almost 20 years (can you believe it!?). For the first time since I've been married we are planning a weekend for just the two of us, and I'm so looking forward to it. She is another member of my extended family, and I can't imagine my life without her. We have both been through some intensely rough times in our lives in the past few years, and this is our chance to step away from it all and have the kind of fun together that used to be routine for us. I'm counting the days.
So this is just my post in honor of girlfriends. What a special thing it is to be surrounded by women like this.
Men must be so jealous.
On Saturday I spent a morning at the pool with one of the best friends I've ever had--someone who has been like family to me for almost 15 years (giiiiiiiirl, we are getting OLD!). We have shared so much together and she knows things about me that no one else knows (and I hope she never decides to blackmail me). I'm so grateful to have someone in my life that I trust so deeply and with whom I have so much history. It's a blessing, really.
On Sunday I had brunch and caught a movie with a relatively new girlfriend--we've known each other only 4 years. But in that time we've found much in common and have learned from and supported each other. It's reminded me that it's never too late in life to find a good friend.
Tonight I gathered with four women who have become some of my dearest friends. We worked together. Together, we have given blood, sweat and tears to the tiny little non-profit organization that we all came to care so much about. And we shared a single-seater bathroom. Come on--you can't get much more intimate than that. I bonded with these girls like no other co-workers I've ever had, even though we're all so different (and yet so alike). It just works. And I'm so glad it does...and I feel so fortunate to have them.
And now I look forward to a special getaway with another precious friend who has been by my side for almost 20 years (can you believe it!?). For the first time since I've been married we are planning a weekend for just the two of us, and I'm so looking forward to it. She is another member of my extended family, and I can't imagine my life without her. We have both been through some intensely rough times in our lives in the past few years, and this is our chance to step away from it all and have the kind of fun together that used to be routine for us. I'm counting the days.
So this is just my post in honor of girlfriends. What a special thing it is to be surrounded by women like this.
Men must be so jealous.
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