My college roommie came to town last weekend and it was such a treat. I don’t know about you, but old friendships are such a joy because they’ve seen you through tremendous growth! Emily cracks me up always, is an amazing mom to two sweet boys, and is the kind of wife I want to be someday! She’s such a happy person, but more so is joyful. I want to be like her when I grow up!

I’m so thankful for Emily…for her unconditional friendship, for being a role model, for letting me stand up with her as her maid of honor when she got married. She stars in some of my funniest memories and her present-day friendship is always filled with wise advice and humorous stories about life on the other side (mommyhood).

Do you have one of those friends that is always there? That you can always rely on? I certainly hope so! I’m SO BLESSED to have a number of women in my support system and I wish the same thing for you!

We took MANY silly long arm shots like this one.

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Incidentally, if I were chosen, I’d want to blow up this picture to poster size for my best pal. Her son’s nursery is done in sports themes, which is why we did their maternity photos at a sports park with all sorts of goodies. So fun, huh?!

Let the games begin – I can’t wait to hear about what YOU’LL want to print out in poster size!!!

I just had my hair returned to it’s, ummmm, natural state on Saturday morning. It’s a delicious yummy raspberry chocolate color – can you tell I’m hungry as I write this?!

I knew I’d be doing some pool time in preparation for ANOTHER wedding, so I asked my gal how I could keep the color from being bleached out from the sun. She told me to buy a great sunscreen for hair product (by Aveda) and to avoid Chlorine.

I instantly agreed to get the sunscreen and to wear a hat while I’m laying out, but I also knew that avoiding the pool was out of the question because it’s been so stinkin hot, so she gave me the most genius tip ever!

Our hair is like a sponge, she said. If you wet it FIRST with clean water from a shower, or even a hose, it won’t be able to absorb the Chlorine, which is known to damage color!

Sounds silly and simple, but hey, keeping my hair from being grey is an expensive task…and I’ll use any tip that prolongs the life of the color! It works for me, and I hope it works for you, too! To see other great tips, check out Works for Me Wednesday!