LIFE AT THE MURDYS!!: My friend Brandi

When I first had Alex, and was on maternity leave, my parents were up to help me. One day we went up to the playground, Alex was only a few weeks old. I was playing with Logan and my Dad was sitting on the bench with Alex. I looked over and saw him talking to a girl with a baby. I figured he knew her somehow and kept playing. When I finally came over, he told me that this girl, Brandi, had a baby boy that was only 5 days younger then Alex and she just moved here a few months ago. I was polite and said hi, and we talked about how our kids were so close in age. Well then my Dad tells me, you should give her your phone number and email and maybe you guys could get together. Kind of on the spot, but I figured what the heck-I really didn't think we would ever actually get together again.

Well about a week later, I was going to a Mommy's group and thought maybe Brandi would want to come. She did and by the end of the night, we had really clicked. I started emailing her frequently and we even started going to an exercise class together. She eventually became friends with my friends and we would go to dinners, play dates and girls weekends.

Now she is pregnant with her second boy, due in November. We were sitting in the same park yesterday that we met, and were watching out little boys play together, and I said-remember when we met here 2 1/2 years ago-look at us now!! I am forever grateful that my Dad "volunteered" my friendship to Brandi and her son Brendan-I know we will always be good friends!!!