ava bought pink cowboy boots today. so, we are all set for the rodeo on friday.

then ava and i headed out for some girl-time, while grandma and carter went to the playground. as ava and i were walking down the street, i heard "erin?" -- i whipped around to find my friend sam from NYC walking towards me. i have not seen him in at least 10 years. first, i was impressed that he figured it out, and second, i was impressed that i figured it out. then of course i became the proud mama, yammering on and on about the kids, and then that led me to have to fill him in on the last 10 years in the space of 2 city blocks, and then poof, he was gone--i went west and he went south. i never got his phone number. it was so weird. so much has happened in 10 years. and the things he remembered were completely lost to me.

when i was in NYC in 2001, visiting after having been gone for 3 years, the same thing happened--i ran into an old aquaintance completely randomly on the street. it just goes to show that there is more connection than you think. even in the big ol' city.