Lunch playdate

A few weeks ago we went over to a friend's house for lunch.  The way our paths have continued to cross has been very interesting!  Her name is April and we first met when she and Gaetan worked together at GRCC.  I was pregnant with Tristan and she was always so friendly and wanted to see how I was doing and after he was born she loved it when I brought him in.  She is a little bit older than we are but has 3 older boys from a previous marriage (she had them pretty young) and then she had Dylan who is Lucy's age.  While I attended GRCC I randomly met this guy named Dave and his friend at a study place and we would casually say hi.  Then, when I transferred to Grand Valley I would occasionally see him around there too.  Well, April and Dave got married and had Dylan!  Then, when we started going to Mars Hill we saw them there a few times and have continued to bump into them.

A few months back I received a message from her that she and Dave were splitting up just so that I would know in case I saw them at church and then a little while later she asked if we wanted to come over for lunch.  So, here we are going over to their place!  She then said that a guy that she was sorta seeing was going to be there and we might recognize him because he also worked with G and April at GRCC.  Now, when we knew him he was dating somebody completely different... so it was a very strange dynamic.

The kids had fun with each other and it was nice chatting with April about kids, being a homeowner and all that.  It was a little weird because I don't know her THAT well, so I didn't want to ask what happened with Dave or how things got started with Chris... so we just didn't really go there.  She seemed like she was doing really well all things considered, so that was good.  Its hard being around couples that are fresh off of something like divorce, or starting to date again when I don't remember what its like to start a new relationship.  I don't want it to sound like I'm bragging but I think we have a wonderful marriage and I don't want to seem like I'm that obnoxious person who's so happy all the time and lovey dovey.

The kids got a real treat and had an indoor picnic and got to watch a show while they ate!

We went outside on a wagon ride and they did chalk

Dude loved taking the sides on and off of the wagon

April was tasked with tugging the boys back up the hill...

She seemed like she had a good time and invited us over to do it again sometime soon.  :)

JVG