Forever Friends

Julie Anne and her family came home this summer for a couple of weeks so we made sure to put a date on the calendar to catch up.  We ended up choosing to meet in Mansfield which is about half way between Julie in Cleveland and Tricia and I in Columbus.  The drive wasn't bad as Tricia and her girls jumped in with us so the kids could spend more time together.  Downtown Mansfield is a cute little place.  We spent most of our visit at a little coffee shop where we caught up and the kids played UNO and ate a bunch of pastries.  Then we headed over to their carousel in the center of town and they rode around multiple times before it was time to get back on the road.  I love that we have remained close friends after all of these years and now our kids are friends as well.  It's always great to spend time with them and I wish we could do it more often.