Me, Ameli (Om) and Crissy
Two weeks ago, Crissy gave me a call and said she would be in town for just ONE day. She lives in Las Vegas, so clearly we dont get to hang out all the time. She had some very important "business" to take care of at IKEA. I quickly jumped on board for the adventure.
Ameli, who is extemly busy, was able to surprise Crissy, when we picked her up at the airport. We hung out at IKEA and chit chatted like the good ol days.
We have been friends for a VERY long time now. We met in the married student ward, way back in 2002. We have been able to stay in touch through our moves and increased family responsibility. Life is good when you have friends like these girls.
Crissy is one of the very smartest people I know. She has incredible amounts of knowledge and she shares it with the not so totally smart (ie. Om and I). On this particular, fabulous Saturday, Crissy's TOTALLY AWESOME parents met up with us at IKEA and we had lunch together. Crissy's mom is one amazing woman, I can see the apple does not fall far from the tree. I had known that for a long time. However, I had not had the plessure of getting to know Ben, Crissy's dad very well in the past. OH MY GOODNESS, no wonder Crissy is as wonderful as she is!!! Her parents are fun, caring, funny, passionate and extremely knowledgeable in any subject. Crissy has had some amazing examples.
This particular lunch was so educational. We learned so much from the Crandall's! I guess, I never realized how much a friendship can so fully bless my life. I love these girls (Alyssa, should have been there too, to make this a complete weekend, but San Diego is kinda far)! I feel so incredibly blessed to "count" them amongst some of my dearest and closest friends. LIFE IS GOOD!!!!!
