day 4 (july 7):

a typical & wonderful afternoon with jenna, complete with chocolate chip cookies and a cheesy movie. it's always hard to make it through the movie because we have so much chatting to do. our past three visits have each been 1-2 day visits and i am very ready to have a long weekend or week of time with miss j. however, i am still thankful for my day with her!

after a delicious dinner (the striped salad, scroll way back to june for recipe), i went over to alaya & chol's house for long over due reunion time as well as time with cayla & jj. i missed a big reunion dinner last thursday the night before i got in, so this was the closest i got. it was so nice to catch up with everyone. we have two weddings in our group of girlfriends next summer (v & mort in may, alaya & chol in august) so that is frequently the topic of conversation. crazy!

i can't help but be constantly overwhelmed, in the best way possible, by the amazing friends i have in my life. in colorado my world is a little lonely, aside from brett, our landlords, and our great friends who are only winter-residents. coming back to vermont, each day has been blessed with time with friends i have known for 10-25 years. it is comforting, refreshing and wonderful. i have gotten one-on-one time with so many of my relationships and it is incredible to see how everyone is growing and changing.

today i am awaiting the arrival of a few of my camp favorites for an "epic day off." i am very much looking forward to my time with them today and then the next few days volunteering on lake morey and seeing an entire community of people i love. and thennn an entire second week of family time.

this vacation is ideal.