Front Row L-R: Kelly, Holly, Shelby, Kristy, Laura
Back L-r: Kim, Tracy, Shannon, Ashley, in 2000
Kelly and Kristy get together regularily with friends for playdates. I don't know if playdates are for the kids or the moms. When my girls were young, I was in several play groups. The one that lasted through the years was definitely more for the moms! We all had little ones and husbands who worked long hours. Also, we were all transplants from other areas, so we didn't have grandmas or aunts who could help out on a moment's notice. This group was made up of my friends in our first neighborhood in Indy (Castillia) and with whom we have remained good friends for over 28 years.
We usually met at McDonald's on Friday in Castleton, across from Castleton Square. The kids would play on the playground and us moms would chat for 2 - 2 1/2 hours. At some point, it become Thursday, as well as Friday. When it started being 3 days a week, it was time to move on...
Over-worked and underpaid (hey you young gals out there - the dads of our generation didn't routinely change diapers, cook dinner, and bathe the kiddos!) I remember one time, one of my friends looked at me very seriously and said, "and these are the best years of our lives???"
Well, they were!
We have watched these girls go from babies, to toddlers, to preschool through college, and even grad school. We have rejoiced at graduations, marriages, and now, are thrilled they are starting their own families.
Kelly, Kristy, Holly, Kim, Shannon and Ashley all graduated with Elementary Ed degrees. Ashley has published a book as well and her sister, Shelby, has her Master's in Speech & Hearing. Tracy graduated last year from Ball State and works for a company here in Indy. (Laura is a friend of Shannon's from College.)
Shannon, Kelly, and Shelby had daughters last year around with 3 months of each other - Faith, Clare, and Delaney. Of course, Kristy has her two, Reese and Ryan.
When the girls were young, they loved playing with their Real Baby babydolls and playing school. How appropriate that many of them became teachers and now, mothers themselves!
3 comments:
It is so fun getting to see the old gang. I can't believe we all still live so close!
I have always been envious of your Castillia friends. It has been almost 30 years, but you still talk to them or see them regularly! Not many people have such good friends like that, and especially not that many.
That is so funny that most of us are now teachers! I guess playing school was so much fun that we all assumed that actually teaching would be just as much fun!
I forgot about that picture!
I think that is so neat that all of you are still close - the "Castillia Crew." And you are right - mothers back then had it FAR worse....with no help from the dads! Luckily, today that would not (SHOULD not) fly. ;-)
I love it! The Castillia Crew. :) I STILL love getting together with them and even though months can go by without seeing people, they are still so important to me. You were lucky to live in that neighborhood, Mom, to have such great friends just down the street!
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