We met over lunch, some spicy Thai food, and shared our stories with each other. We discovered that our kids already knew each other from school and that we both put great importance on focusing on our families first. Lunch flew by way too quickly and Renee was starting her summer vacation in Florida the next day so we would have to continue our conversation in a few weeks. As we left the restaurant we noticed smoke rising in the mountains to the west of Colorado Springs which turned into quite a fire.....we have been best friends ever since.