We just got back from a road trip to Nashville. We surprised Erin and drove down for her game. I invited her best friend Allie and knew that she would be thrilled to see her. Erin and Allie have been best friends since 1st grade so she is like family, she understands all the Murphy dysfunction. Erin's team was having lunch at her coach's family church in Nashville. We walked in the room where the team was seated and looked around searching for Erin. One of her friends nudged her and had her turn around. (they knew we were coming) I can't remember who she ran to first, I think it may have been Maggie. Just as she was ready to give me a big hug she spotted Allie behind me. I told her, "Go ahead, go hug her." I think what she though I said was, "Erin , please physically push me out of the way to get to your best friend, I don't mind really." Lucky for her, I still love her despite being cast aside. My best friend Katie and I are like that, we complete each other. It's kind of weird and our husbands have learned to understand that we are part of the same person. Erin and Allie are like that and I am glad that she has such a great lifelong friend. (even if she did push her mother)

The car ride was fun, our DVD player is broken so we only had each other for entertainment. That is scary!! We were forced to play Would you rather for hours. That is when you see how twisted your kids are. Ryan asked me, "Mom, would you rather lick peanut butter off a hobo's beard or kill Rick Springfield." "Umm, I'm gonna have to go with killing Rick Springfield. Sorry Rick."

Tomorrow is my surgery, we have to be at the hospital at 5:30, when I told Dave, he said, "You do mean PM right???" I am a little sad that it's the end of an era. I asked Dave, "Aren't you even a little bit sad that we can't have any more kids?" He said, "God No."

Erin called on Friday whining like a little baby because none of her sisters would let her borrow a pair of their ugg boots to keep in Alabama. Her feet are cold in the morning when she walks to class and all she has are her flip flops. No one felt sorry for her and gave up their Uggs, she finally called Lauren and asked her to lend her some money so she could buy her own. Today she called me to tell me she was headed to the beach. I guess her feet warmed up????