Ann and Janice are my former colleagues from International Paper. We became fast friends and our children became friends as well. Besides the parenting thing that we have in common, we are also very avid shoppers. We are specialists in clothing, shoes and accessories. We had a reunion today at Ann's house. Matthew had a great time seeing Ted and Tom (Ann's children) and Janice came by with little Miss Kelly. Janice also brought over Jamaican Patties (something that we all love to eat) and we hung out at the club while the kids were busy kayaking or swimming in the pool. I should mention that Ann's kids have a Nintendo Wii....which Matthew made a point of letting me know. Do you think he wants one???
It was really great to see Ann and Janice and catch up with the news of the past year. I was busy oggling all the purchases that Ann and Janice have made and I got to live vicariously through their shopping excursions. These days, I just get to fantasize about running through Saks, Neiman Marcus or Bergdorf during the sales.
We know that this assignment will continue for another two years but we are anxiously awaiting for my big return to the States so we can run wild in the stores together. So, we're going to mark our calendars and this will give me a chance to save my "pennies" so I can go hog wild when I return. This gives me something to look forward to!
