100 POSTS!

Meghan hit the lucky number! Her post on our get together with the William's was the official 100th post since we started in December, 2008. Wow, we really write on this, don't we? Originally, we weren't going to have any blogs until we graduate from high school, so we'd have more time to write on it. Meghan and I still plan on having our own blogs when we graduate, but Mum created a family blog!

Since then, the subjects have ranged from movies to babysitting, scripture or cooking. All you readers have read them and commented on them and generally enjoyed reading about the happenings of our blessed life. I would like to thank you all for your reading, your comments, and to all our eight followers (I can't believe we have eight all ready!):

THANK YOU!

You make coming on to see our posts even better when you post encouraging comments on them.

In honor of the 100th post (no, not another giveaway, that's next month) I am holding a poll: go back on our archive and pick your favorite post. Then post a comment on this post telling us which one was your favorite. If you don't want to scroll all the way back, just pick a favorite from 2009. Thanks to all our readers and here's hoping we can get another hundred more!

More time spent with wonderful friends

Since Sara blogged about our wonderfully fun time with our friend Dani yesterday evening, I will blog about our time spent yesterday afternoon with our friends Michaela and Morgan.

Morgan and Michaela

It was so much fun! We took lots of pictures, laughed and teased a bunch and overall, had a swell time! As you can see by our laughing faces in the picture below. :)

Me, Michaela, Arianna and Morgs

Sara took the picture. :)

Tess taking a picture. :) She's so sweet!

Michaela and Morgan thinking and talking. "Awkwa-turtle!" :) (Inside joke) :)

Arianna and Tess (Michaela and Morgan's younger sisters) played so nicely with Anna!

Left to right: Tess, Anna and Arianna

We all hung out together and played Balderdash near the end of our visit. That was interesting and hilarious! :)

Michaela and Tess playing Balderdash-they were a team!

Our visits with all our friends never, ever seem long enough. :) Michaela and Morgan's younger brothers, Seth, Colton and Titus, played Legos with Ronnie-which he loved! Poor Ronnie usually plays Legos with one of his sisters. :( Playing with boys was a refreshing change. :)

Michaela and I spent some time by ourselves looking through her beautiful hopechest! I read her VERY FIRST short story that she wrote when she was ten. Apparently (humph!) she'd never shared it with me! :) We talked about how weird it seems to be thinking of when we're married living with our husbands. Randomness is a blessed quality in our friendship! :) I then pointed out how weird it'll be that for the majority of our lives we'd be married-and not with our moms and dads and siblings. She showed me her beautiful placemats she sewed, her (ahem, matching) crocheted pot holders, and some old pictures, among other things. She had some antique photos of her grandparents in there and I verbally pounced on them with a squeal saying, "OOhh! Old pictures! Is there any wedding ones?" :) It was really neat to see all her childhood mementos, treasures and gifts. When we were looking through some of her old letters to me that I had saved, I found some adorable 'doll letters.' When we (sniff sniff!) still played with our dolls, we had them write letters to one another. So, Michaela's (doll) daughter Jess would write letters to my (doll) daughter Samantha, and so on and so forth with the rest of our dolls. :) On more than a few envelopes it said, "Meghan, Maggie and Samantha Gorecki." Those were the days! :) Just a random thought, does getting older mean you get more reminiscent? Like I've seem to be doing. :)

We all had such a wonderful time! Mothers included! :)

I am so, so grateful for our friendship-it feels just like we're family. :) Love you guys!