reunited and it feels SO good...

so a few months ago, i did a little recap of how i rang in 2011 by meeting with my favorite blog-turned real life besties Jill, Sarah, and Kristy.  It was truly a day of epic proportions.  before leaving that day, we had already set the wheels in motion for our next meet up.  operation dallas was soon underway!  Although we can't wait for all our kiddos to meet up, we decided the dallas reunion needed to be just for the mommas.  a two day shopping/eating/bonding extravaganza.  and that, my friends, is exactly what we did!

the girls arrived at my house a little after noon and we headed to lunch at my favorite mexican restaurant, Gloria's.  y'all.  the service was terrible.  i think the waiter was just mad that kristy sent back her drink :)  it took him 20 minutes to take our order, and then jill's came out wrong.  lucky for him, we had so much to catch up on, that it was nice to sit and talk! 

after lunch, we headed to the outlets for some serious shopping.  we covered every inch of the outdoor space.  SO fun.  it think we all bought things we just needed :)  before we knew it, it was pushing 5 so we decided to head to the hotel for a little r&r before dinner. we got some fabulous presents!  jill gifted us with '"grown up" best friend necklaces from Julie the Fish Designs.  the plan is that every time we meet up, a new charm will be added.  love.  sarah gifted us with personalized wine glasses.  perfection.



there is a little 'c' in the center :)



after gifts, it was time to primp for dinner! jill busted out the dust it and sprinkled her magic on each of our hair.  in jill's words "just enough to make it big and a little trashy".  we added eye liner and a little too much mascara [maybe that was just me!] and headed to the melting pot.

the mandatory bathroom photo!

let me just say, i was a little nervous about dinner at the melting pot.  due to my aversion to most foods, i tend to stay in my little bubble of restaurants that i deem safe [i.e. restaurants that 5 year olds prefer].  but i figured this was girls weekend, and i needed to take one for the team. ummm, turns out...it was fabulous.  seriously.  the cheese fondue was perfection, and i even tried apple dipped in cheese and.i.liked.it. [could have been the sangria, but i'll never tell!]  we skipped the entree and went straight for dessert.  best.decision.ever!  jill and i got the "smores" and sarah & kristy had the "big night out'.  ohhhmmmmmgeeeee.  it was fantastic. 



"oh....my....word..."- jill



after a good two hour dinner, we headed to the car and we greeted by a police cruiser who has just pulled over another car, parking us in.  we watched as the officer arrested this young girl who i swear didn't even bat an eye.  we all confirmed that if it was one of us, we would be hysterically crying!  sarah tweeted about the incident, and was asked if the girl who was arrested was one of us!  haha!  too funny [jill, we would totally post your bail!]  good times.

it totally looks like kristy is in t.r.o.u.b.l.e!

saturday morning we were up bright and early for day two!  we headed to northpark for a little more shopping and breakfast at chic-fil-a.  after the mall, we headed to sprinkles!  we all got our cupcakes to go but it was still a 'must' on the trip :)

after sprinkles we headed to a little nail boutique for pedicures before it was time for the crew to head home.  it was a wonderful weekend with some of my very best friends.  you know these girls are lifers when they see you in ratty pj's and no makeup and still want to be your friend. or when they still love you after giving them the wrong directions on how to get back home. 

true friendship.

  love you girls so so so much!

here's to mena in june!!!!!