And just how far did they travel, you might ask? How about all the way from Boston? That’s right – Boston. As in Massachusetts. As in Hometown of NKOTB. As in nearly 1,000 miles. And I could leave it at that and let you all think that I am so special that these lovely, charming people traversed this great distance just to see me … but oh well. A liar I am not. Truth is, they were here in Nashville visiting family for the holidays and my sweet friend Alicia emailed to see if I could squeeze them in. And once you see all the lovey cuddly goodness to come, you’ll see why it was a no-brainer for me!
Before she moved away, Alicia and I used to work together at a little company here in Nashville called Aegis Marketing Group. I often credit my time as an employee there with giving me some of the sweetest friends I have ever had, and I count Alicia among those. We were cubicle buddies while I was pregnant with Jack. She was on the front lines of listening to me complain about being hot, and dizzy, and hungry. It’s quite possible that she talked me down from a panic attack or two, but I didn’t say that out loud. She helped to throw me one of the nicest baby showers any mommy-to-be could ever hope to have. Until these photos were taken, I hadn’t seen her in nearly 5 years. When she emailed to set up a session for her family, there was NO WAY I was going to miss the chance to see her and her handsome hubby Gabe – and meet their two beautiful boys, Colin and Eli!
And oh yeah – Here’s some of that lovey cuddly goodness I mentioned earlier.
And here are reasons number one and two why nice, pretty people should reproduce:
I just love these next two. They just scream F A M I L Y – Who doesn’t cart their kids around this way? Love it. I have always thought that Alicia and Gabe looked like they were tailor-made for each other. And I still hold that opinion! Alicia has a mega-watt, movie-star smile that totally lights up a room. I remember when she first interviewed at Aegis – I wanted to hire her for her smile before I ever even heard her speak!
Big props to anyone who can spot my Jack in the photo below … Sometimes when you hire me, you get a package deal!
Oh, Alicia, it was absolutely delightful being with you and your boys! I will be posting this link on Gabe’s Facebook page, so this would be a wonderful time for you to cave and get your own profile as well. {Alicia is a Facebook holder-outer, y’all, so lets all give her a little encouragement to sign up, shall we?} I hope you love these as much as I do and that your blog debut was painless! I’ll be in touch soon, sweet friend …
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