The Donald and I drove to Chattanooga on Friday evening to spend time with Brian, Heather, and their baby, Jacob. What a cute kid! He's 3 months old now and quite the charmer. Brian and Heather seem to be doing great and settling into parenthood quite well. I'm so proud of them! And Brian even treated us to some of his good home cookin'!
Saturday, I had to exhibit for UT's "Greatest Show on Birth", and was actually in the middle of teaching a class when who should come running up but my favorite bubbly homecoming queen, Colleen! Talk about a wonderful surprise! She and Josh live in south Alabama now (she was in Knox visiting her parents). I think Josh is still piloting helicopters or something, and she's working part-time as well as raising their two adorable blonde daughters. She's pregnant with their third kid and she's STILL a knockout... good for her! Seeing Colleen truly made my day... every memory I have of her is a good one. Hopefully we'll do better about keeping in touch... it's tough with these military wives!
Eric and Brittany were on tap for Saturday night. Can I just say that these are two of my favorite people on the planet?!? I have never known such pleasant, kind, generous, and fun people, and I'm so glad we've become friends. Brittany is the kind of gal who will bring me a frappucino from Starbucks "just because", and Eric is a total gentleman who never lets me do the unpleasant tasks at work. Even better, they bring out my silly side! We dined al fresco at the Tomato Head in Maryville before driving to the foothills of Greenback for some redneck fun. Enjoyed a long hayride, picked pumpkins from a patch, got seriously lost in the dark in the corn maze, danced a bit to the Chillbillies, and enjoyed hot chocolate before heading home. We laughed ALL night long... Eric and I feed off each other and I don't think five minutes went by when one of us wasn't in hysterics! The night ended with Eric and me entertaining the other two by singing 70's funk duets the entire drive back. Eric e-mailed me later and said that he honestly can't remember the last time he had so much fun. That's one of the best compliments anyone could ever give me. :)
Nancy and Joel came over on Sunday afternoon... Joel and Don commandeered the backyard trying to build a drum; Nancy and I took off for dessert and to talk. She is another new friend... a single mom, very individualistic, down-to-earth, and smart as a whip. Joel's 14, plays the drums, has long dark hair and wears all black, and is easily the most intelligent and interesting teenager I know. I love people who do their own thing and to heck with what other people may think, and that fits Nancy and Joel. Very, very cool.
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