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Elle Belle and I are off to the Women's Retreat for our church in St. Louis tomorrow.  And our first trip to visit Megs.  Let's do this.

Megs came into town yesterday for a fun night out...Thai food and The Vienna Boys Choir !   It was really wonderful to catch up and hang out, and the choir was very good.  We kept laughing at how cute they were...so much younger looking and acting than I realized.  I don't know what I expected?!  So many of them looked like they hadn't brushed their hair in days and one of them was wearing the cutest pair of Harry Potter glasses.  And they sang "We are the World" with German accents.  It was pretty cute (and pretty), too.  Also, by the end of March, Eloise will already have gotten to hang out with Aunt Megan three times.  I find this very, very exciting.  Aunt Megan will teach her how to travel well and write goal lists (One of Megan's college goals was to ride a Zamboni at a hockey game.  She did it.).

{ Scratch Map from Uncommon Goods } These are so cool (I first saw one on A Cup of Joe ) .  I think  Megan needs one.  :)

J enna and Liz came to visit for a few days last week and it was such a joy.  Refreshing and fun in each and every way.  Carbondale is a bit out of the way, so it means so much to me when people make the trip all the way here.  We spent some of Tuesday and Wednesday in the Dale before heading to St. Louis to meet up with our lovely Megan.  Here's a picture of us all at the Muny theatre ("Showboat" was playing)...before sweating profusely and after a really yummy dinner at Mosaic downtown.  

Megan left this morning and we had such a great visit!  We don't have much entertainment to offer in Carbondale, especially at this time of year, so we made cheese and wine fondue for dinner!  This was the fondue pot's first appearance and it was a little complicated getting it started, but should be simpler the second time around.  So, here are a few pics from fondue night (and proof that we are actually using our fine china!).  haha.  

Quite excited for Megan's arrival this evening.  Megan is one of the most impressive people I know.  She single-handedly keeps in contact with almost EVERY single person she's met, AND she sends them all birthday cards.  Megan even sent us cards for every single holiday while we were living in Morocco!  I can't tell you how much that meant when we were starved for some small token of America.  Oh, yeah...and she came to visit us.  :)  She's one of those friends who you can pick up with where you left off, and I'm so grateful for that.  Here are some of my favorite moments with Megs (and some favorite life moments). A quick trip to New York our senior year... Eating dinner on the square in Marrakech... One of Megan's goals while visiting was to ride a camel!  We had to bargain a little for a cheaper ride. At the wedding... Yay!