An Incredible Friendship

Yellow Creek lake has been my favorite place to spend any summer day for all the years I have been alive. For somewhere around 80 years, my family and another family, sleeping just two doors down, have spent our hot summer days coming and going from each cottage, playing endless games of Marco Polo, singing songs passed down to us from those generations before us, and solving the problems of the world by the campfire roasting marshmallows. When my mother and Laura both discovered that they were pregnant within weeks of one another, they were beyond excited for the next generation to grow up together in the sand. Amanda and I were born around six weeks apart in the spring of 1980, and our mothers and grandmothers shared in the excitement. I looked so forward to seeing the Farber's pull down the drive for the weekend at Yellow Creek. Amanda and I, like our mothers before us, stayed in touch during the colder months, and a friendship grew. This friendship is not like most, it is a hard one to explain. We are family. We are two people who have probably seen about all of each other. When we both headed off to Purdue ten years ago, and discovered that we were assigned rooms across the hall, this bond was sealed. I won't share all of the stories, but trust me, there are a bunch of them. In 2007, Amanda and I both became pregnant. We were due very near our own birthdays. Amazing! We would have our chance to continue the legacy. Meemaw and Grandpa Pete would be so proud. Wyatt was born just around six weeks before Trevor, and Amanda and I shared in every bit of the pregnancy, and motherhood. I seek her opinion. We have cried, and laughed. This weekend we celebrated Wyatt's First Birthday! We had a wonderful time at his lovely party. I can't wait for this summer, to watch these two boys play together, and get to know each other. I know that they will be friends, and Amanda and I will be able to teach them all of the dirty tricks that come with spending the summer at Yellow Creek. God is truly amazing, and I am sure that our mothers will be smiling from the swing as they witness the next generation of such a wonderful friendship. I love you, Amanda! Happy Birthday, Wyatt!

Portmanteau, Chiasmus, Caesura, Anastrophe

My life right now has been revolving around a crazy balance of wife, mother, daughter, sister, student, PTO officer, and friend. I am doing my best to hold it all together, and really it is going quite well. I have an amazingly helpful hands-on husband who has made this new adventure a little easier. Lately, I have been writing speeches, and studying literary terms in the evenings after all is quiet around here. Thankfully, with March Madness upon us, Phil has been quite content to find me studying quietly on the couch. I am catching my usual tv on Sunday nights, but that is about it for me. Amanda Tucker has made us dinner a few nights, and has been a real support. I love the peaceful drives to school, chatting with my best friends(and you know who you are), and gearing up for class. I am not sure how I would have done this without coffee. While I am not anywhere near seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, I will chug on, knowing that I will feel like I have done what is best for me in finishing my degree. What is best for mom is best for everyone, right?! This week I plan to spend my Spring Break catching up around here, visiting my mommy friends at the Breastfeeding Support Group, and just enjoying a book, and it won't be a school book! Spring Break this time around is so much different!

A few more steps!

Trevor has been taking quite a few more steps in the last few days. He is not so keen on stepping from me to Phil, but he likes to step from one piece of furniture to another, or from the doorway across the hall to the bathroom. I caught a quick video of him, and as he improves I will try to get more footage. Friday night John Cruzan, a best friend of Phil's and his little boy Landon came over for a short visit. Landon is 3 1/2 months old and Trev was constantly trying to attack him. I had a tough time getting both babes to look at the camera. Here is the video and a few pics from Landon's visit. Sorry the video needs rotated...I will try to fix it later...Trev is needing to nap.