Make new friends and keep the old

When we were in Charlottesville I was part of the leadership team in my department.  It was a group of people that had been together for some time before I arrived.  Being accepted was not something that came easily, or likely at all with several of them.

One of my former peers, Lori, is now Bill's manager - even though she still lives in Charlottesville.  She and I always related over being working moms (she has Paige age 9, and Brady age 6), Sephora make up runs and Talbot's.

She was in Bloomington this week for a meeting, and Bill invited me to meet up with them late on Thursday afternoon.  We caught up on all the comings and goings!  And Bill was kind enough to take this picture of us.

We've come a long way since those days in Charlottesville.  And I wouldn't trade a minute of it!

Lori and me - January 2014