Saying Goodbye to Good Friends

There are so many ways that you see that only God could have brought two people together and so many ways that you see why and so many ways that you are thankful.

I KNOW that God had a hand in Ryan choosing to go to Millsaps, the school in my own backyard.  He had a plan for Ryan and He had a plan for me to go there too.  We made great friends and we met each other.   I left home and followed Ryan and but my faith in knowing that God had this plan.

And in another time and place, Ryan's best friend (of 20 years) Brandon met Suzie.  And Suz and I became fast friends... dear friends.  I just know that God put Suz in my life and I'm so thankful for it.  We enjoyed our years before kids then Suz had the twins, I had Cason and Claire.  Cason, Luke and Hudson became buds and we all had dreams of soccer, T-ball, basketball, etc. Ryan and Brandon would make an intense coaching combo, for sure!  Suz and I would be fantastic team moms!  Oh, the dreams... big dreams!  :)

But here we are... Brandon's job is moving him to the Dallas area so our dear friends are heading North.  I'm so excited for their new adventure and for a reason for a road trip, but I'm oh so sad at the same time.  Tears have been shed on several occasions (a few might be dropping now) and I know there will be more. Thank goodness for all the modern technology (blogs, Facebook, Skype, etc) so we can stay in touch.

Suz and I snuck in one last playdate before they make the move.  The boys had so much fun and I'm glad I was able to get a pretty cute picture of our four kids.  

And a quick little video of their first band :)

We'll miss you guys tons but promise to come visit soon!