A good month

Earlier this month I had the deep thought (and subsequent facebook status) that "catching up with old friends is good for the soul." It is all of those old friends that have made what by all accounts should have been a crappy month of June 2011 into one of my best in recent memory. June really has sucked -- started out with a memorial for Mrs. Lineberger, followed by lots of cold and rain, included Uncle Bill's death and marred by lots of weirdness in the ole state of Wisconsin. And I'll remember all that. But mostly I'll remember...
...hanging out at Rocky's with Jim, Laurel, Jeff and Jessica just like we were in high school again
...feeling a little bad about laughing at Mrs. Lineberger's memorial but not being able to help it as Manther and Megan slugged wine out of water cups
...meeting Baby Addie and being proud of one of my best friends starting out her life as a mom
...braving a dinner out with Jess and Kristen when outnumbered by 4 kids under the age of two
...sitting back and enjoying Erin and Pete's loving bickering
...having my first legal discussion in a long time with Pete
...enjoying a quick but quality stop in Point with Mom and Layla (but without Guinness!)
...unexpectedly having two groups of friends to tailgate with before the Kenny Chesney concert
...introducing Eric to country music while enjoying a concert and night by ourselves
...Andrea going out of her way to spend a little time with Eric on his birthday
...Eric and Layla sharing a "prost" at Essen Haus
...finally managing to get together with Beth (with the added bonus of the Inmans) after multiple failed attempts
...surviving (and even enjoying) a surprise weekend with Andy and Linda over Father's Day
...helping other people make memories with their friends at Country USA
...Layla being so excited to hang out with Oma and Opa and the feeling being reciprocated
...looking around at Eric, Rob, Colleen, Pat, Holly, Kevin and Karen joyfully sailing their fins
...Holly, Pat and Teddy randomly inviting themselves to go boating with us this afternoon
Seriously good for the soul.