Tuesday of that week I headed to Greenville, NC to visit all of the lovely Pi Ladies who still live in the area. I was able to meet my friend Lauren's new addition, Ivy Caroline, what a doll! Ivy is seven weeks old and looks just like her Daddy!
That night I met the girls out for dinner at our fave restaurant, Chico's. We had a great time catching up and talking about the good 'ole days! They all mentioned after we took this photo that it would probably end up on my blog. You're right ladies! Here it is, sorry Jackie and Meagan for blocking you in the pictures. I'm large and in charge these days! Later, I spent the night with Brittany and managed to go out to lunch the next day again with a majority of the girls. Oh, how I miss you all...
On Thursday I cruised to Wilmington as planned to visit with Brooke even though Maggie had chosen to not yet make her appearance. Brooke's due date was June 9th and I visited her on the 11th. She called me right before I got to her house and asked if I could please go get her a reese's blizzard from Dairy Queen. Gotta love those cravings, I obliged and of course, treated myself! Here is Brooke at 40 weeks and me at 28, the difference in our bumps is amazing. Ron said, Wow, I thought you were big. (Thanks, Dear.) Brooke ended up going into labor later that night and welcomed Magaret Grace Hooks into the world at 1:10 am on June 12th. If only she could have come one day earlier! After visiting Brooke I had a blast shopping around Wilimington with my great friend, Kim. Check out her blog, Chapman Chattings on the right side of this page.
One must see store in Wilmington for the expectant Mom-to-be is Peanut Butter and Jelly. They have great baby furniture, clothes and maternity boutique. Imagine my shock when I decided to try something on and walked into the fitting room to find this...
Yep, that's Brooke all right! Brooke, please don't get mad at me for posting, you're beautiful! Brooke agreed to "model" for the photographer who took her son's first year pictures, he's trying to break into the maternity photo biz and thought Brooke was the perfect candidate to lure in all those expectant Mom's. I have to agree! They turned out so great, he's put her pic all over town! You can check out her blog as well on the right side of this page. On Friday, one of my childhood best friends, Lauren, came to visit me at my parents house. She was in town for her younger brother's high school graduation and was not going to be able to attend my shower on Sunday. I got to meet Lauren's little girl for the first time, Claire. Claire is 16 months and her son Ethan is 4. It was great seeing her and her Mom and catching up on the last few years!
On Saturday my brother, Jeffrey and sister, Beverly both came to Clinton. It was the first time in a long while we had all been together. We celebrated Jeffrey's birthday and Father's Day early that night. It was great for all of us to be together again. We took a ton of photos on Beverly's camera which I shall post later, once she sends them out. My baby shower was on Sunday and what a fun time that was! So much so, it deserves it's own post. Stay tuned... Grant is one lucky little boy, he really racked up!
So glad you made the trip to NC. It was great to visit with you! Hope to see you soon!
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