she was probably eating oreos...

I remember thinking that my dad was always so clever when he told us girls that we would be the only 3 three in school that would be able to say we went to Lebanon, Paris, Sidney, and Toledo on Spring Break.  We would be crammed 5 deep inside a car that barely lived up to its sedan title, but I still liked it.  I liked knowing that his statement was true, and the thought of sharing it with my peers gave me as big a rush of excitement as any 8 year old stuck sitting middle on a 24 hour drive could get... 

well this weekend aud and I took the drive down 75.  and guess where I went?!?!  jk... but not really... except this time... minus 3 people, no middle seat, and only a 4 hour jaunt. Although, as we passed some of those exits, my heart still smiled as I thought, hey... I spent part of my sunday passing by sidney :)  oh life's little joys.  

Aud and I made the overdue trip down to see our good friends sarah and jeff.  They moved down to "cincy" a little over a year ago for Jeffs job, and have recently made the decision to stay down there indefinetly.  Now, sarah and I grew up living maybe 3 minutes from each other, and although i often miss that former luxury, they are the type of people that allow you to pick up right where you left off... and it's great.  While we were driving home today, audry said, "i'm leaving this weekend feeling re-energized".... and my thoughts were... ain't that the truth.  Now don't worry, I didn't go losing my education in the south (if you can call cincinnati "the south"), but it was just so true. raw and true.  We spent Friday night talking, and only caught about 30 minutes of Saturday morning due to the fact that we slept in until 11:34am.  We didn't do much of anything all day.  we watched parts of 3 movies, watched most of the make me want to pull my hair out State game, ate chipotle (i still say it's not as good as qdoba...non antibiotic chicken or not...), took a nap, and finally left for dinner in kentucky around 9pm.  and it was fine, perfect, just as we didn't plan :)  We ate great food, laughed, and had a drink at this charming pub on mt. adams.  It was a hidden treasure (dana you would have loved it).  Not only did you have to walk down stairs to a narrow, rocky/concrete tunnel to get to the place... but it let you out at what is a beautiful garden in the summer and what they keep attractive by means of a large fire pit surrounded by chairs in the colder months.  And to get into the actual pub, you had to enter under a tarp and through some doors... and as much as I hate to say it... It felt very harry potter-ish.  I mean, as much as I can assume it would be like to be a hobbit, or an of age ron weasly.... or whatev.  But there we were... the most charming little pub i've ever set foot in... stocked full with regulars, eclectic decorations, and a live singer that was accompanied by her dad on guitar.  it was great.  On our walk back to the car sarah summed it up when she said, "I knew I could count on you guys to eat, sleep, and have a good time"... 

Like I said... it doesn't usually take much.  I look forward to weekends, just as much as anyone else... but there is something that makes them that much better when they allow you to reconnect with you best friends, and some of your favorite memories... and have them blend right together :)