1989....2007...What's the difference?

For my last weekend in California, I was lucky enough to fly to San Francisco to hang out with my best friends from high school. Ruchi just moved up there and she is getting ready to have her first baby and I had to see her pregnant (another case of " I have to see it to believe it").

Let me provide you a little insight as to how long I've known these wonderful women.

Here is a picture of Linda and I leaving for an 8th grade trip to Washington DC. Since Linda and I flew to San Francisco together for this weekend, I wish we would have reenacted this shot.

Here's Ruchi in her 8th grade (maybe 7th grade?) picture pose.
And, let's not forget Julie in her junior high picture pose.

Now, let's zoom to 1993 as we moved Linda and Kheron into their UCLA dorms:


We had a lovely weekend thanks to the hospitality of Bryan and Kheron and Ruchi's dear friends who entertained us with a dinner party in Ruchi's honor.

I loved this weekend! I love that even though I don't get to see these ladies very often, we can still follow each other through a shopping mall or candy store in complete ease and giggle at our Italian waiter with the fake accent. I love that we still remember the outfits we used to sport in 8th grade and can now shop for shoes with good insoles because "we're not getting any younger." I look forward to more silly weekends with comfortable shoes. The next time I see them, Ruchi will be a full-fledged mommy to a little boy. Too exciting!