i know this is two entries for one day, but it was too much for just one!

one of the things that's kinda been hard for both Stacy and i since we've moved down here has been losing our old group of friends. there were a lot of things that we were happy to leave behind when we both chose to move down here, but one of the things that kept us there for so long was our really tight group of friends. we've sorta been mourning the loss of our group lately.

anyway, it's fun to reconnect with them from time to time and when we realized that today was going to be the season premiere of Lost, we thought it might be time again. of course, everybody being scattered around the state, not everyone could make it. (Kit couldn't come and, as always, we missed Dana and Jen.) but, we had fun nonetheless. plus, the new season of Lost looks like it's going to freakin' ROCK! (check out the free 8:15 recap on iTunes... it's awesome! it recaps three seasons of lost in 8 minutes and 15 seconds and is hysterical. a good reminder of where we've been for longtime fans and a good way to catch new fans up to speed.)

anyway, so Kirsch, Amanda, Brianne, Erica, Ashley, Stacy and i gathered here in "the h" for the premiere. but, i thought it was a little girl-heavy, so i invited Tyler to come to. impressively, Tyler totally held his own with our sarcastic group full of girls he didn't know.

as usual, Kirsch made cake (yum!) and we all watched the premiere and were blown away. then, because you just have to, we all played Guitar Hero III™ for an hour or two. the perfect ending to a perfect night. (actually, the perfect ending came when i got to go to bed. after the doctor, carrying a three year old around Disneyland™ all day and then a little party, i was exhausted!)


(Ashley rockin' the Guitar Hero)


(Erica watching the Guitar Hero... up close!)


(Stacy and Amanda chillin on the couch)


(Ashley lost. sad.)


(Erica's into it)


(couch dwellers)


(catching Tyler mid-rock)