Holly Dei was in town from NYC this weekend... so me, Rach, Megs, and Holly had a mini high school reunion! :)
We all met at Rach's house then headed downtown for dinner at Spaghetti Warehouse (terrible service, but that actually ended up being really funny - Holly always cracks me up when she's frustrated with incompetence!) Rach laughed about us automatically getting into our old seating arrangement -- Rach driving, Holly up front controlling the music, Megan and I in the back, laughing at Rach and Holly's back and forth sarcasm and connecting without saying a word. =)
After dinner we went to the Bricktown Candy Company for some candy and gelato - yum! Then at Holly's request, we drove by CHA, which brought back all sorts of memories, even with all the construction there right now. (No one but me was up for getting out to take a picture, so I'll have to go with the mental picture for that.)
I've hung out with Megan a few times lately, and obviously I see Rachael regularly, but it was great to all be together again and to catch up on Holly's life. In October, she's moving to Africa for a year to work with the Girls Foundation of Tanzania... wow!! Holly asked Rach for marriage and parenting advice, and talked about her plan to have one biological child and adopt 3 children. (Still planning on the C-Section and tummy tuck, and we all told her she's ridiculous with that.)
Megan just got a promotion to a Nurse Educator position at work and is going back to school for her Masters and Doctorate, planning to teach eventually. I told them about school and my future plans (inconcrete as they may be right now), and Holly told me about 10 times after dinner that she's so proud of me for pursuing this. :) We talked a lot about the importance of having your own identity and purpose outside of relationships with men... something we've all learned in different ways. Megan asked at one point if we still keep up with anyone else from CHA, and we all laughed and said no.
We talked a tiny bit about high school memories, but I was glad the evening didn't revolve around that... there were all sorts of new and exciting things to talk about! And of course, we laughed a lot! The mix of Rach and Holly is a lot like the mix of Martin and Frasier, and it's always entertaining to me! Holly's one of a kind, and Rach is "a mom who still wants to be a gangsta" according to Holly. :) It's funny to see how things have changed for us, and what has stayed the same. ❤
Anyway, here's some pictures... Holly mentioned at dinner that she'd only held a baby once in her life, so we insisted on a pic with her holding Jace! :)
A few more pics of us through the past 12+ years... Kona Ranch, Holly visiting OKC in 2009, line dancing fun at Cimmaron Steakhouse, Diana Ross concert, anti-prenup toast with Megan, Christmas 2010 in NYC, Megs and Rach coming to see me in Tulsa ('08), Charlie's Angels pose (their senior year 2004), Don Pablos, and an appropriate pic of the 3 of them.
A pic of the old gang from CHA - several guys were in and out of the group, but it always included the four of us girls!
Rach is sarcastic and funny and the perfect contrast to Holly's personality, and in a lot of ways she's the 'glue' of our group. Holly is intense and passionate in a way that I just love, and she's often hilarious without trying to be. And Megs is kind and genuine and has a great unexpected sense of humor... she's someone I want to be closer to because she's truly Christlike and full of wisdom. So all in all, this was a perfect mini 'high school reunion!' Yay!!
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