the princess and the balloon

I like to think that I have experienced some pretty cool things in my (almost) 20 years of living. I've done some pretty cool stuff and met some amazing people.

A recent addition to my life is my new friend Melanie and her beautiful daughter. The two of them rock my world.
Seriously.

Suddenly I find myself worrying about 1pm being nap time, I wonder if we need to make another toilet stop and enjoy hanging out at the park.
I love every second of it. I love that I have a three year old friend who affectionately calls me Balloon - even when she knows my name is Lauren. I love when she teaches me words in Spanish and and asks me very seriously if she can use my phone for a minute.

I just adore both of them and suddenly I can imagine life without them in it.