Birthday Convention

For nearly two years, my friends were all a plane ride away. Now that I’ve moved back to the East Coast, they’re all a car ride away. For those of you who don’t know, DC traffic is known to be the WORST traffic in the U.S. Absolute worst. Leaving DC on a Friday afternoon/evening will only result in sitting on the freeway for hours on end. Let’s just say that in the amount of time it took me to get to my friend’s house on Friday, I could have flown to Utah.

My GPS even asked me, “Would you like to switch to pedestrian mode?” because that’s how slow I was going for so long. Nearly four hours later and I had made it to Richmond.

Friday was pretty low-key. Three of us went to the mall and then out to dinner for a total gab sesh to catch up on each other’s lives {we each live in a different area of Virginia} We finished the night by watching Bridesmaids. Hilarious.

Saturday during the day, we went back out to shop where I scored not one but TWO bargains on handbags. Love me some purses! I made another purchase which I’ll be excited to debut once Thanksgiving is over! That night, a bunch of us went out for my friend’s birthday celebration!

 
Me with the birthday girl!

It was a fun time had by all. I spent a portion of the night watching the end of the Tennessee game {finally a win!} and another portion on the dance floor. The place we went to always plays the greatest music so, it was hard to resist. Oh yeah, and some guy referred to all of us as “the good-looking birthday convention.” Hmmm.

When I lived in Salt Lake City, it was so difficult being so far away from my friends and family. Not only did I miss out on birthdays and other life events, but I couldn’t just meet up with a good friend or even drive a couple hours for a fun weekend getaway. Making new best friends wasn’t an easy thing for me to do. I truly believe that creating memories {and taking a bunch of pictures} is a huge part of what this life is all about. That’s why it makes me happy to know I have something planned for pretty much every weekend into the New Year already :)

The drive home only took about two hours so I entertained myself with music from 2gether, B*Witched, and other awesome groups from 10+ years ago. I’m pretty sure I’m one of the only people who has the 2gether album(s). I’m fine with that. The temperature was warm, the sunroof was open, and when I got home I was super productive. I’d say it was a pretty good weekend :)

I’m grateful for my friends. We’re each so different – different styles, different tastes, different careers, etc. I’m grateful for the insight they all give me and for their constant support. Even though most of us live in different cities, I’m grateful for being much, much closer and for the relationships that continue to grow each day.