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40th Birthday weekend get-away!

The girls~ Jen, Devron, Sarah, Kim~ and I have been talking about this for years. It started out grand plans to fly somewhere like California. We are all busy moms so then it moved a little closer to Las Vegas. It's really impossible to find a weekend we're all free, so maybe St. George. Well, it ended up being in Park City because after all, we just want to be together and catch up and shop and eat yummy things! I love these gals. I love our history. I love that we just jump right in to the good conversation within minutes of seeing each other.

 We dived right into some heavy duty shopping. We shopped and shopped for hours and hours. At one point we were sharing dressing rooms and had piles and piles we were trying to talk ourselves into whittling down while someone else was convincing the other why we needed every item in the overflowing carts.
 We stayed up way too late every night talking and laughing and catching up on every detail of our lives. We stayed in a little vacation house of one of Devron's good friends who were kind enough to let us. We rearranged the family room furniture around a bit. Because it needed some rearranging. It really did. And it felt better after.
 Our surroundings were so gorgeous! It finally started feeling like fall this weekend, with sprinklings of rain and crisp air.




 I wish this picture did this rainbow justice. It is the most vibrant and gorgeous rainbow I have ever seen!
 I love these girls and my life is richer because of them! I love their examples, their experiences, their diverse opinions about things that get me thinking. I love our fun memories we can still laugh over. Dear Kim is going through a real rough patch in life, and I came home with a heavy heart over her situation. I really hope things can go better for her and she can find peace. I hope this weekend was helpful for her.
We all turn 40 within a month of each other, then Kimbo in the spring. Happy Birthday to US!

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