Kristen and I were acquaintances in high school, but ended up rooming together during our freshman year of college. We met Mary right away because she lived on our floor and the 3 of us have been great friends ever since. They both stood up in our wedding and they are very special friends. Now Kristen lives in Detroit and Mary lives in Minneapolis, so we don't see each other often, and sometimes we don't talk for a long time. When we do get together, it is always a blessing to catch up and share what's been going on in each other's lives.
Mary and Aaron and their kids rented a cottage near Holland State Park this week, so Kristen and her boys and the kids and I went out to the beach for the afternoon. Casey joined us for dinner at the cottage (we missed Kristen's husband Mark since he couldn't come), and then we all went out for ice cream. The 7 hours we were together today wasn't nearly long enough, but it was great to see them. It was also a lot of fun watching all of our kids (10 kiddos between the ages of 15 months and 9 years) play together at the beach, get a soccer game going in the backyard of the cottage, and just have a good time together.
Here is a picture of the group (minus the newest addition to Aaron and Mary's family) a little over 3 years ago. My, how they've all grown!
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