We went to Black Rock, Connecticut this weekend to visit Beth, one of our bestest friends in the whole wide world. I’ve been friends with Beth since we were campers together one summer at camp when we were about 13 years old. For the most recent 11 years she’s been a dear friend of Braydon’s too. We’ve seen each other through lots of life. To sit with a glass of wine and talk about life with Beth has got to be one of my favorite things in the world to do. That was true when we were all struggling 23-year-olds in Boston, and it is just as true now that she’s a pastor and I’m a professor and Braydon’s a big-wig corporate IT management guy. Old friends are the best friends. It is so true.
And now that K & O are in the picture it is a whole new phase of life. The boys love Beth. She is like an aunt to them. And they let her know it… by smothering her with smiles and hugs and kisses, and by throwing terrible twos fits right in front of her. You know — aunts are not like friends… they get the privilege and the honor of seeing the best of the good and the worst of the bad! 
Anyway, as far as road-tripping with twin two-year old boys go — the weekend was about as fantastic and perfect as possibly imaginable!
Beth spoiled us all. She took us on a walking tour of her charming neighborhood. She showed us her church. She fed us so many treats (she exposed the boys to Wispride spreadable cheese on crackers — which is now their new favorite hors’ doerves!). She lit a fire in her gorgeous fireplace. She gave the boys their new favorite possessions: cute cute cute stuffed-animal-fish. And she even played a Laurie Berkner Band CD for us!!! Wowsers, could it get any better? We might be making regular trips to Connecticut from now on… Scary thought for Beth, I’m sure!!!!! 😉
The best part was we got to be at the ocean. On a sunny day, the New England coast in early November has got to be about as close to heaven as one can get.
