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As fun as it is to hold newborns and have long, drawn out talks with one of your best friends, eventually the time comes to move on to the next thing.  Our plan was to drive back down to my brother’s house, but along the way we made two quick stops in southern Virginia.  

First we had dinner with a great college buddy and his wife in Norfolk.  Corey and Glenn were roommates in college and the first couple years out of school.  G and I were dating during part of that time, so Corey and I spent a lot of time together.  It was really great to see him and (finally!) meet his wife.  

Our second stop took us to Virginia Beach so that we could see one of my closest high school friends. Nikki’s little boy is about six months younger than mine, and it was so fun having the two of them together.  

Trips like these two are part of the reason why wanted to embark on such a long road trip. It has been a huge blessing being able to reconnect with old friends- people who we love, people who have helped shape who we are today, but because of time and distance they are people that we rarely see.  Getting to be with them again, even for just a few hours, was really awesome.