A whirlwind of a weekend, in which I peed my pants.

When we moved here a year and half ago, I had visions of meeting new people. However, getting there is quite the process, isn't it? You have to get out there, and you have to try, they don't just come to you. It's work, in many ways. Being the new girl is weird. But take heart new girls! One day you are sitting on the floor with a group of women, laughing so hard you pee your pants. 

Friday night, Brittany and I headed up to Louisville to meet up with a group of women from our church, for a conference on Saturday. In this picture I really only knew two of the women (Brittany and LeAnne) but the others I had only seen on occasion, and some were totally new faces. 

After dinner and some light shopping Friday night, we went to a room and sat around and talked until 1 in the morning, and I laughed until I seriously cried, and um, peed my pants. So much fun! Brittany and I were roommates, and of course gabbed even more. I think we managed to go to sleep around 2, and then we were to be up and ready to leave by 7. 

We all headed for breakfast at Wild eggs. Or as we all referred to it, Boiled eggs, Cracked eggs, Poached eggs, Scrambled eggs, basically anything except the correct name. Whatever the name was, it was delicious.

 Then we went back for the conference, which was at Southern's campus. Topics ranged from Homeschooling to Budgeting and lots in between. I think it's awesome that we all had the opportunity to participate, and what's even more awesome? Just being around other women in your stage of life. I think it's so important for women to do things like that. We need each other.

And speaking of needing each other. When the church offered this conference up, Brittany had the genius idea to make a weekend of it, and meet up with my friends and family. She's brilliant like that.

So later on Saturday night, Tracey and Jami met up with us at The Melting Pot.

 Can I tell you how much I miss these girls? Uh.....lots.

 And Brittany is so sweet to want to get to know my friends. In her words "I want to get to know the people that you love."

 This picture is surreal to me! Never in a million years did I think there would be a new face in this group, but let me tell you, I love the new face.

 And I love that they act goofy together!

 HA!

It kinda felt like we had always known each other! It was a great night.

 Tracey was forced kind enough to keep Brittany and I on Saturday night, and then we all got up and went to Graceland on Sunday morning.

 It was nice to sit next to this girl again at church, and even break into the "left eye cry" again together.

 And Brittany was happy to get her hands on the adorable and hilarious, Maggie May.

 After church we met my mom and sister at Kansai. I miss my family a ton of course! I'm ready to come home for a week and spend more time with them. So brace yourselves fam, I'm coming and STAYING.

A definite whirlwind weekend! But a fabulous whirlwind indeed!