Best Friends! :)

Before we left California, I got the rare treat of having two of my best friends coming to visit. Sharla, Starla and I have been best friends since I was three (26 years, if anyone is counting)! I can't tell you how much I love these two and what all we have been through over the years. Since I moved away from Oklahoma and Starla got married, we hardly ever get to all three be together. In fact, since Starla's wedding, we have only all three been together twice- once briefly for breakfast at Christmas three years ago and last year at the hospital while their dad was recovering from surgery. Not the types of "quality time" that we hope for! It was great getting to catch up with what has been going on and have two full days together. After picking Starla up from the airport, we headed to Goleta beach to enjoy the weather and water and let Hannah stretch her legs before getting back in the car. Here she chasing the birds at the beach playground:Rachel hanging out in her carseat:Hannah playing on the playground:Starla hanging out with Rachel:Sharla and Hannah chasing the birds off the beach:Walking the pier and taking breaks to look at the water:All of us girls on the pier:During the two days they were there, we managed to do some shopping (and buy matching shirts) and watch five movies, yes, I said FIVE movies! Starla and I hardly ever get to watch movies anymore and it used to be one of our favorite things to do together, so Sharla hooked us up with the must see list and we went to RedBox and rented them! It was great to watch some of the movies that I had seen previews for and get to watch chick flicks with friends instead of by myself (or not at all)! On Tuesday night before they left we headed to Guadalupe Beach (the windy beach that we take everyone to). It was so foggy you could barely see past the shoreline, but we managed to get a few quick pictures! Sharla and Starla:Me and Sharla:Sharla, Me, and Starla:The three of us with Hannah:And just to give you an idea of how thick the fog was, this is Michael walking the beach looking for sand dollars or shells:And he and Hannah headed back to the truck:I can't even put into words how great the visit was and how blessed I feel to have had that time together! Thanks girls for coming and I look forward to many more times together in the future! :)