Girls Reunion Weekend

I graduated from college in 2000 and I’ve kept in touch with some of my best friends but because we aren’t all near each other and of course have jobs and families and crazy schedules we only get together for weddings.   We always have said we have to have a scheduled reunion weekend and we finally did it!! 

I hosted this year at the lake and it was the perfect retreat for us to relax and catch up.  Its funny how so much can change and yet some things never do (thank goodness!) 

We were all KDs at Birmingham-Southern together so it was fun to reminisce about roommates and dates and professors and trips and all the things that made college… well, college!  Of course we also had to bring everyone up to speed on our lives.  Meredith spilled her exciting news and we can’t wait for her to join the mom club!! CONGRATULATIONS MER!!

Most everyone got in Friday late afternoon/ evening with Meredith driving in from Huntsville Sat morning.  Saturday we got on the boat and enjoyed the sun all day. Sunday morning we went to Church in the Pines for some good peaceful inspiration and then spent Sunday afternoon on the beach and in the water.

Since the lake doesn’t have too many restaurants or reasons to get dressed up, it was so nice to just stay around the house.  We took turns cooking and even published a little cookbook of all the recipes we contributed and some we just talked about!

Thank you girls for a weekend of laughing and talking and just getting away and enjoying life!!  Here are the highlights:

Anna & Leanne grilling!  This was after I almost burned my eyebrows off trying to figure out how to light the gas grill while on the phone with my dad. It was definitely scary for a moment!  But it was the perfect beginning for the weekend… I was back to her old calamity Steph, mishap days!

The girls:  Meredith, Leanne, Melissa, Anna & Julie
(I was taking the picture)

 Melissa  & Leanne in the kitchen getting ready for some sun.

Julie & Melissa on the beach. 
Jules is expecting baby #2—what will it be?? 

Anna & Stephanie in our old Zap pose!!  We have so many pictures of us from college just like this, but usually dressed in some crazy mixer costume or formal dress.  I think we even got a pic like made at Anna’s wedding.  So Silly!! 

Soaking up the last moments together on a beautiful Sunday. 

   I don’t remember what we were laughing about but obviously something funny!  When I think about my favorite times with these girls, most of them are our time laughing so hard in spite of whatever was going on.  It feels good to laugh like that!