When my friend Suzanne mentioned taking the girls to a strawberry field this week my heart literally skipped a beat. One of my favorite things I remember about my childhood was the strawberry patch in my parent's garden. I love strawberries, but not those pulpy tasteless grocery store variety. Nothing can beat a fresh out of the patch ripe berry. Pure bliss:)
It was the perfect overcast cool day to go pickin'...a cool 60's degrees. Everything was lush and green with all the rain we've been getting. Those berries practically jumped into our crate. We had our cute boots on, ready to take on any mud puddles that came across our path:)
The thing about doing fun things with friends right before you move across the country is it gives your heart a big squeeze. Like it sucks the breath right out of ya...leaving you laying limp on the ground. I don't know how many times throughout the day I had to stop myself from going down the doubt path. He's paved this new road for us. HE'S opened the door. I am not afraid! Repeat. He's paved this new road for us...
I love this lady and the way the Lord placed her in my life. I'm writing this completely teared up because I want so badly to shove her into the back of my car and drive her with me to Virginia. She's just a blessing, plain and simple.
She's a keeper. One of those once in a lifetime friend's that would do anything for you, AND we happen to have blogging in common. How often does that happen?? Blogging is a language and community like none other and to have someone who gets it...gets me. What a precious gift.
The fun thing about hanging out with Suzanne is that she lives in a different area than me. So she takes me to her neck of the woods and we do fun things like strawberry patches and...
Peppermint Twists.
I can't even remember the last time I went to a drive in fast food place. You know the kind where they bring it to your car and hang the tray from your window. SO FUN! It completely goes against my weight goals right now, but I don't even care. If you can't remember the last time you had a french fry or a milkshake it's been too long;)
We took a drive through the most beautiful countryside. We oohed and ahhhhed over old barns, green fields and little lakeside cottages. It was the most fun I've had in like forever!
Then we went back to her house and her son William made us shaved icees from his new fangled machine. Can you have too many sweets in one day? It was heavenly.
Guess what we had for dinner? I told you it was the sweetest day ever! It just doesn't get any better than this. It made a memory...a sweetest day memory and as I started thinking about all the fun things I've done in Minnesota over the last 7 years I came up with a list. My top 10 MN blog posts. Hope you'll go down memory lane with me.
Favorite Minnesota Memories:
Have a blessed weekend.
