Finally Friday

September already. Really? Seems like I yesterday, I was just in midst of the count down down to my April birthday. Hmm. Anyway, to our next topic.

Last night got together with a girl chum of mine I call Bride. She just got hitched a year ago. Bride had a daytime job which was working in the same department as me until she got laid off this Spring. Bride is also an actress I've had the pleasure to see do her thing in local theatre. We meet up at On the Border at 5PM to catch up. At 10:10, we finally said goodbye out side On the Border's doors.

5 hour girl gab session. Yup. We gabbed everything. I made a decoupaged terra cotta pot just for her. It had had quote from actor Morgan Freeman on it. Bride loved it. Made me feel good. Talked about my writing, work etc. Then we talked about her work.

Bride will be in two movies next year. In one she's an extra, while the other she's a principal character. Bride showed me pictures. We laughed. I was so proud of her. She wants me to get back to writing. I can see writing something for her, that shows her vibrant spirit.

Our waitress kept asking us if we were OK. Sure we were. One moment we'd laugh till we cried. Then the other we were so intent on what the other said. People came and went and we still sat there. Our food got cold. I had a buzz from all the strawberry lemonade I splashed down. Didn't care. Nope. Didn't care at all.

5 hours.

One of the best block of 5 hours ever!

Girl gab good.

...One last thing....I mean it....

As I toodled around Des Moines, last weekend, I took in the city's growth. Some familiar places I see in Dallas--and take for granted--stood so tall and proud in Des Moines. Case in point, my chum D said, "There's On the Border-it's suppose to be good." Huh? Then there was a Fuddruckers, where D and her hubby, enjoy their burgers. I told her my favorite burger place in Dallas is Burger Island. There was the Cheesecake Factory--in Des Moines? Sure thing! After our toodling, I hankered to quench my thirst with a coffee drink. Imagine my surprise we had to travel miles--literally- to find one. What? Starbucks not on every or every other corner? Not being able to say, "Oh, well, I missed that one, but another one will just down the road a piece." Instead, I have look on a map to find one of the 10 Starbucks, Des Moines has, to get my Mint Mocha Chip Light Frap fix. Think of the gas used! Oh goodness--those poor deprived people! :)