Saying Good Bye to the Reeds :(

I put this out of my mind and pretended

it wasn't happening for as long as I could :(

But it was inevitable...

the Reeds were moving out of town

because of Casey's job! 

 

One thing is for certain though ~

no matter where we all go...

About a week before they left,

we had our last swim at the Reed Resort ;(

This was the only thing the Pierces

could think to make/bring;)

It was such a crazy, busy time of summer

and the Oakleys and Guderians were out

of town.  The Nemecs and the Pierces

loved on the Reeds for all of us though:)

Couldn't love these Hoodies ~ big and little ~ more!!!

"House Party" at her own going away party;)

That's how RoRo rolls!!!

These boys have pretty much grown up

together!!!  It's like they are brothers/friends.  

They might be a little bit silly, too! ;)

Sweet girls (:

This is a horrible pic of us, but still...

love these girls so so much.

God blessed me beyond measure having

Elizabeth next door and Robin down

the cul-de-sac.  Now they have both left me!

Thankfully I still have some

wonderful friends/neighbors still

beside me, across the ways and behind me.

But God knew I needed these two

as we started our families together.

If all goes according to plan, we really will

end up family with the Reeds!!! 

But that's many, many years down the road;)

hint hint...Hadlee & Landry

 

Next up we needed to get together for the Big Hoodies

to say good-bye.  Well, actually more like

"see ya later"!  Since we were all still in

big time denial that this was happening,

we kept it simple and low-key.

Being down I-35 doesn't have to change

too many things and that's how we

want to make it seem!!!!!!!!!

One of the best couples I know!!!

It was so fun for us to all be together again!

Hoodie Men!!!

Hoodie Ladies!!!

In every pic we are all looking different

directions at our crazy guys trying to take our picture!!!

Then this has to happen!!!  ha!

Wonder where our kids get their silliness???

Hoodies Forever!!!!!!!!!!!!

So very thankful for this group!!! 

My dear, beautiful RoRo...

she is so much like a sister to me.

Her moving really hurts:(

 

It was a big time bummer when we saw

that moving truck pull up at the Reeds:(

Thank God for these Little Hoodies!!!

I'm so thankful that they have experienced

these friendships...praying we all stay close...

somehow, someway!!!  We will!

I contemplated us just loading

up in the truck and going to

Dripping Springs with them!!!  ;)

Lauren, Luke and Landry...

we are going to miss ya'll SO, SO much:(

One last evening in the Hood together...

On one of the moving days, Luke and Landry

joined us for a day at HFalls!!!!!!!!

We LOVED it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Nemecs came, too!!!

Love our Littles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Destined to be buds...Huds & Bryce

These guys make my heart happy!!!!!!!

I love the 3L's like they are my very own:)

It was so sweet of Landry to leave his "car"

for Hudson.  Just another little piece of the Reeds

we get to keep here in the Hood!;)

I get extra sad thinking about Huddy

missing out on the Reeds since he's so little. 

My son from another mother hugging Hudson!

Hudson loves his new Batmobile SOOOO much:)

 

Saying good-bye in their empty house...

The Reeds have been such a package deal...

Troy and Casey are best buds (BB's)!

It's rare that an entire family can match

up with another family, but we do!!!

It was a long day of moving

and tears were starting to fall...

I'd held them in as long as I could!  :(

I just love Robin and her family

more than words could ever say. 

 I'd rather think of us like this though;)

This is truly for a whole other post, but when I think

about Robin, some VERY VeRY monumental moments

in my life come to mind.  First and foremost...

the day I met her in October 2003.  I was in the

entry way of my house over my little Walker who

had just had his first febrile seizure (and I had

NO idea what that was!!!).  He was 14 months old.

My life was literally flashing before my very eyes as

I waited for an ambulance to arrive when all of the

sudden I look up in the door way of my

house and there stands an angel...

"I'm a nurse.  I can help!!!"

From there, this barefoot girl whom

I'd never met before took over.

She knew just what to do.  She even

knew it was a febrile seizure and felt

sure he would be okay.  I'll never

forget her words..."Rely on your

faith.  Be a mother."  I knew right then

and there that angels do live amongst us.

Thank Goodness for another neighbor who

had called Robin that day when she saw

fire trucks and police at our house.

Robin took off running to our house

barefoot.  I'll never, ever forget it.

She knew WAY more than any of the

rescue personnel there!

 

There rest is history from there...

I dropped my little Walker off at her

house to go check into the hospital

to have my Baby Girl.

When we realized much to our shock

that we'd be having a third baby,

it was the Reeds we called first.

They were in Austin eating

and they hung up the phone and

said, "we better head back"...

sure enough they did and we hung

out with them that night and they

encouraged us and loved us

and laughed with us!!!

In fact, it was she whom we called in the

middle of the night when I went

into labor with that baby!

She came straight down in her

Snuggie, spent the night in our house

and was there for my two loves

when they woke up! 

 

On the morning of Sunday, July 25th

after I received the most horrifying

call of my life from Hillcrest Hospital

I called Robin while I was driving down

Bagby to get to the hosptial and asked her

to pray.  There I stood in Trav's hospital

room...the WORST moment of my life...

and Michelle comes in and tells me

that Robin was standing down the hallway

outside of the ICU doors.  She had come

straight there after we hung up.

She helped hold Michelle and I together

and prayed over Travis for us

when we couldn't quite form words yet.

I can't even remember all that she did

for my family and me in the days

that followed...but it was A LOT...

including encouraging me to go to

scripture to find comfort (and I

haven't stopped doing that since!). 

When I had to miss Halloween because

I was in the hospital with a bad staph

infection, it was she who came down

and got my little girl ready to trick-or-treat

in her Pinkalicious costume:)

And loved on her the next night, too,

when she just needed some mama lovin'

before bed time.  Basically,

Friend/Mommy/Nurse RoRo

has been on call for the Pierces

24/7 since 2003!!!

 

These are all major things...

but trust me

she and I have prayed each other

and our husbands and our children

through many, MANY moments ~

big and little

(hurts, sicknesses, jobs, tests, heartbreaks, etc).

 And we will continue

doing that for the rest of our lives.

I feel confident of that.

 

And parties?!?  HA!  PARTIES!

Big Hoodie Birthdays and Little

Hoodie Birthdays alike.

PLUS just any reason to celebrate...

we've had some good, good times!

When we told Hadlee that the Reeds

were moving, her first question

was if they would still come to her

birthday parties?!??!!!;)

Thank Goodness the frogs that they

surprised Walker with at his 6th

birthday are still alive and kickin'

even though they were only supposed

to live a year!!!!!!! ha!!!!!!!!!!

I need to do a post about the gifts

they have shown up with at our parties!;)

 

In the last year or so, as our kids

have gotten bigger and busier and

going different ways/schools/activities,

we haven't been able to hang like

we used to or even see each other

like we would have liked even though

we were just down the cul-de-sac. 

BUT it was comforting knowing

the Reeds were there and we were here...

I'm going to miss that:(

 

Our friendship is strong and sweet

enough to withstand a move...

I have no doubts about that! (:

 

Leave it to Robin ... we were gone on a little

trip when they were supposed to "drive off"

(smart planning on my part; so I wouldn't have to see that!). 

When we got back from our trip,

I found this on my kitchen table.  God love her!!!

Best of luck to the Reeds in their new home!

 

We will miss MISS miss you guys.

"Check ya later"!!!!!!!!!!