A Month of Thanks- Day 13

Tonight I am thankful for new friends. Since becoming a stay-at-home mom, I've had the opportunity to meet many others who do the same. I've been very fortunate to make friends with several of these women, who have kids the same age as Olivia. (In fact, Olivia walks around saying her friends' names most of the day. Ha!) Tonight, one of the ladies had us over for dinner, along with 2 of the other families. It was the first time Jon has met any of the families and we had such a great time! It makes living so far away from our friends and families a little easier knowing that we have friends here, and it's so much fun seeing Olivia interact with the same kids several days a week and know that she now recognizes them, etc. I'm thankful for these friendships and the fact that they make Chicago feel a little more like home.