Girls and Giggles...and UPDATE!

On Friday night, Brittany asked us if she could invite her boyfriend, Steven, to join us for our dinner out. Chris and I looked at each other and sort of rolled our eyes as if to say..."Here we go, again!" We really don't need to revisit the whole Andrew saga, now do we??? Just be reminded that it dragged on for 14 very LONG months. We were starting to believe there was no end in sight! Oh, and would you believe that when classes started back this semester, Brittany soon learned that Andrew is in one of them! She's not a happy camper about it, either!

Well, needless to say, we made the decision to go ahead and have Steven join us for dinner. We'd met him several times before, but she wanted to give us the opportunity to get to know him a little better. That's my girl...always looking out for ol' mom and dad! :)

We went to our favorite Mexican restaurant and got seated at a huge table where the seat curves around in a big L shape. So, Brittany and Steven sat at one end, Chris and I were at the other, and Abby was in the middle. We made small talk for awhile about this~n~that. Steven's had a tough go of it. His mom died of cancer when he was 8 years old and his dad passed away from a blood clot not long, thereafter. He's now living with his aunt and uncle and his twin brother. I'd heard the story from Brittany before and it broke my heart.

Steven is a nice boy and Brittany thinks the world revolves around him. Well, Brittany has a tendency to be very giggly. She gets tickled about the slightest things sometimes, but laughter is a good thing, right? Well, we were all talking amongst ourselves and I heard Brittany say, "Oh, Steven, I make lots of noises...you just haven't heard half of them." The very moment those words came out of her mouth, I took one look at her face, and it's as though the light bulb came on and she realized what she'd said. I started getting tickled, then she followed, and before we knew it...we had tears rolling down our faces! I, literally, thought I was going to spew my tea halfway across the room! It was the funniest thing ever and, probably, one of the most embarrassing. Poor Steven and Chris just sat there shaking there heads because they, obviously, had no clue what we were laughing about! It took us several minutes, at least, to completely regain our composure. It was a doozie, I tell ya!

I remember being that same way with my mom. We could take one look at each other and bust out laughing. We did it in doctor's offices, stores, church, you name it! As they say, laughter is the best medicine. If that's the case, I must be as healthy as a horse!!!

Hope you have a tremendous Tuesday!



UPDATE: I just received a call from my brother. He had just seen the oncologist about the melanoma he was diagnosed with. The doctor told him he didn't really see a need for further testing at this point...Praise the good Lord! He did have another spot on his cheek removed for biopsy...results will be in later this week. For the time being, however, all is well. Thank you so much for lifting him up in your prayers! Y'all are the best!