Each place I live I pick up a new BFF or two. Our jaunt in Chicago during our law school era brought us into contact with the wonderful Wrights! Not only did I find Denise (pronounced "Neesie" by Tyler as a child, thus my nickname for her) but Landon found Loren.
We first saw them at an Enrichment activity that we both arrived early to help with. Loren ahd just turned two and Landon was 21 months. From the moment they saw each other they were best buddies and always have been. They look alike, love to roughhouse, have similar temperments, and are both very smart. When they were little, if either got annoyed with the other, unlike other kids who start fighting, they would just walk to the other side of the room and start playing on their own. It was so funny to watch because they were like guys who need their "alone time".
Denise and I are great friends. We both love running together (especially along Lake Michigan with the Chicago cityscape as our view). We have had most of our kids within months of each other. She is ahead with 5 to my 4! Go Denise! Every time we decide to do something it is always an adventure. One of our highlights is when we were both pregnant (I was 6 monts and she was 8) and going on the train to downtown Chicago. We both had strollers and a little one in tow. The turnstile at the train was broken so we had to hoist our stollers over it, then do some kind of gymnastic move to hoist ourselves over it--PREGNANT! then carry the stroller and kids up a gazillion stairs. All while looking chic! :)As fate would have it they came to Houston (Pearland) for medical school ,and thankfully stayed for residency. So now we get to see them, though never as much as we want.
Our latest adventure was on Friday. We went to East End Park in Kingwood. Between her kids and mine we had 11 kids with us 9 yrs-old and under. The kids were playing in Lake Houston and Landon and Loren came running down the path. They had come within a foot of stepping on a full-grown cottonmouth (water mocassin). That makes two times Landon has had close encounters with poisonous snakes.---Thank you, angels! I owe you a few.
I never knew we were having a race! In that case I win, but not for long. Watch out Jared she wants more. I thought maybe having 11 children between the 2 of us was enough proof that we were mentally unstable, but she still wants more. :) We feel the same about your family! We love you guys. Thanks for a great time and thank you Landon for saving Loren's life from the bad, bad, snake too! My mom about peed her pants when I told her that story.
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