Kimberly Reed Photography

do you ever notice in life, change comes in waves? at least it does in mine. my friend bre and her husband are having their first baby at the end of the month, and my friend shannon and her husband are moving to colorado in a few short weeks. i’ve been friends with bre and shannon for years now, through singleness and dating and marriage and now the first of the babies. it’s crazy to think that by the end of this month, things will have changed so much in our lives.

anyway, life often gets in the way of us getting together regularly, but this week we suddenly realized that shannon won’t be just a short drive away for much longer, and bre won’t be able to come out for a girls night at a moments notice (at least, not for a while). so sunday night we all got together (with the hubbies) for some vietnamese at trams, then off to crazy mocha for some coffee and dessert. Later on in the week Shannon and Bre and I went to lunch and indulged in relaxing massages, and Friday night the couples got together again! I can’t remember the last time we saw each other three times in one week!

Friday evening we dined at Tusca, which is a mediterranean tapas restaurant in Southside works. It was my first time there and I definitely recommend. I had hummus and salmon salad (the salmon was the best salmon i’ve had, ever), and between the rest of the table we passed around tabouli, tzatziki, kafta, rigatoni bolognase, kafta flatbread, margarita pizza, eggs in purgatory (we had to get it just because of that name) and a few pitchers of sangria. (on a side note, i think i’m developing a secret love affair with hummus. and sushi. i just can’t get enough).

afterwards, we went to see the new bourne movie, which i highly recommend. best of them yet, in my humble opinion. all in all, it’s been a good week, and i’m super excited for bre and scott to welcome their new baby into the world, and for shannon and wade to fulfill a long time dream of living in colorado. great things are coming, but a part of me will miss the dynamic that’s being left behind.