This weekend we had a wonderful surprise! We got a text message late Friday night from our very good friends in Colorado asking if we had plans on Saturday and if we wanted visitors. We've known Nikki and Mike Zeman since college. Nikki and I were sorority sisters at CU, and Mike went to the Air Force Academy. Mike is now a pilot with Southwest Airlines, and had a long stop over in San Jose Saturday night. He convinced Nikki and their two boys to come out for a visit as well. We get to see them once or twice a year if we are lucky, so we were thrilled at the idea of having them come for a visit.
We had so much fun! Matthew was so excited to have two boys to play with, and they all slept on the floor in his room (until Cooper woke up screaming, but that's another story). Kayla was very excited to see Mr. Mike again (who she latched onto at our last get together at Disneyland). The adults stayed up very late enjoying beverages and several rounds of Catch Phrase. And wouldn't you know it, the kids got up VERY early. One of the Zeman boys thought he was still on Colorado time and decided to wake up at 4:45am, and the rest of the kids followed shortly thereafter. Yikes! Four hours of sleep was not nearly enough for me.
It often feels like our lives are so rushed, and our weekends can be filled with mundane chores and activities just to try and catch up. It was such a breath of fresh air to have those things thrown out and replaced with great friends and laughter. Life is short and we have to take advantage of those opportunities whenever we can. I'm looking at my to do list today thinking, "my God, I got nothing done this weekend." But I wouldn't trade it for the world...good times spent with great friends is priceless.
2 comments:
SOOO much fun! I am jealous you got to see one of your best friends!
Thanks so much for having us Melissa! You are right - times spent with good friends is priceless! We had such a great time with you guys Saturday night!
Thank you again!!!!!
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