Still in B'ham

While I was in Birmingham I got the chance to see some friends of mine from high school! I was completely stoked! I hadn't seen them in years! Leslie is someone that I cannot imagine a moment of my life growing up that she was not involved in some way. I've known her since 4th grade and she knows all the dirt on me when I was young. I probably spent as much time at her house as my own. One of my fondest memories is my dad taking Leslie and I trick-or-treating around my neighborhood every Halloween....and my dad stealing all of my Snickers candy bars: "Kiddo, I dont know about these. They look dangerous. I'll just take these away."

Emily is someone to whom I dedicate my high school diploma. Without her I would never have passed high school algebra, algebra 2, or trigonometry. I like to think of myself as the cause for her career choice...high school math teacher. She had to talk me off the bell tower a few times trying to make me believe I knew what numbers even were!!! Thanks Em!! If she could teach me then she can teach anyone.

I met my two girls at a wine store/restaurant that has a wine tasting every Sunday afternoon. It was awesome. 5 glasses of wine for $5. Needless to say, we definitely took part in the festivities that day.

Here is Leslie, me, and Emily at The Grape after a few glasses of wine. It was so much fun to talk about old times and what everyone we knew was doing. I had to get the scoop from them about our 10 year high school reunion that was this past June. Some people changed for the better, some for the worse, but mostly everyone is the exact same from what I hear...how boring.

But, the only reason I would have gone was to see certain people, 2 of which I was hanging out with at that moment.

In my absence, Leslie had decided to replace me because the Casey void was too substantial. However, she decided to replace my friendship with boyfriendship. Her boyfriend, Casey, came and joined us at the wine tasting and I am pleased to say that he is worthy of being the "new Casey." Or as Leslie likes to call him "Casey #2." Thanks Red!

I was glad to find two of my oldest friends doing great in life and I couldnt be happier for them. It was great to reconnect and I will definitely stay in touch.