dinner with friends

i had a wonderful time saturday evening...when you have a rotten day (like today was for me) it helps to treasure the good times...ok, that's not why i'm thinking about saturday, but it has depth, unlike the truth: i just ate some leftovers that reminded me of saturday's events.

on saturday i had dinner with some of my friends: betsy, jana, gary, erik, and elias. unlike normal dinners that we may share, this time we didn't go out to some restaurant. i (with the help of jana and erik who showed up early - actually, everyone showed up early) made pasta, erik brought a salad, and betsy made crazy chocolate chip fudgy things for dessert. it was so much fun! even more so because i actually had it ready when i said i'd have it ready - i'm not usually one for punctuality. :) we even ate in style - dining room table, wine glasses,... if i had really been on my game we would've lit candles, but you can't have everything.

after dinner we went to the susquehanna valley band concert, which made me realize that kids today are super talented...i really doubt we sounded that good when i was in school.

it was great! i even got to end the evening with a little luke from gilmore girls. he's my soulmate :)

that evening made me realize just how enjoyable it is to relax with my friends. some people don't have that, and i need to remember just how good i've got it... i have friends that i can call if i'm feeling down, friends that i can hang out with without feeling the need to talk, people that love me for me and never judge me (no matter how stupid i am being or how many times i mess up), people that know me and still want to be around me, people that i can share my life with - because what good is having a story if you can't share it with someone (i took that line from a movie, but i believe it with all my heart).

i'd like to repeat the cooking for friends experience (the problem is how to organize the occasions so i don't end up having a house full - which wouldn't be horrible, just not as intimate - i liked having a few enough number so no one felt left out and we didn't do the segregation thing - maybe pulling names out of a hat would work for a random dinner party...or not)