You Know You Have A Treasured Friend When

Right before Easter, I took a road trip to see my two dear friends.  I traveled to my home town, and got to spend some time with them.

The hotel I stay at from time to time is very nice, and kind of expensive, but they make my stay comfortable and greet me every time I visit.  The rooms have a retro 50's vibe to them, and are clean and charming.

There were rocks in the front entrance of the hotel that guests have painted and placed there.

My favorite was the rock with one special word.

There was a big pot of white flowers sitting at the entrance.

But my eyes took me to these, of course, and I had to stop and gaze for a moment.

One was just starting to open and was so pretty.

Later that night, my friend, Darla, picked me up at the hotel and we met up with Dana at one of our favorite places to eat.  It has such a fun atmosphere, and it was a bit chilly that night, but we sat outside and were warmed by the heaters.  There food is always delicious, and we each had a glass of red wine to go with our meal.  Dana paid for our dinner, which was a wonderful surprise.

We talked about many things, and caught up on the happenings of each other's lives, and reminisced about the fun times we had growing up.

Afterwards, me and Darla went to Anthropologie, one of my favorite shops, and browsed around.  She was going to buy me a candle or tea cup, but there was a power outage, and the registers were down.

I remember there being a cookie place at the shopping center, and I wanted to buy a few goodies to take home.  Sure enough, it was still there, and I bought a big cookie for me and Darla, and some petite cream cheese bites of yummy to take home haha.

The next morning, I had breakfast at the hotel.  They always serve a delicious breakfast, with omelets, sausage, and bagels.  I took it to my room to eat, so I could catch up on the latest world news, which is often so tragic.  But they have really good coffee, so I enjoyed that.

I like to bring a few things home from my trips, and found this cute magnet for the fridge.

It was a pleasant trip, and I'm so glad I got to see my very close friends.  You know you have a treasured friend when they are there for you not only in the joyous times in our life, but also the wretched and painful times as well.  They have been at my side through both, and after 48 years, I hope we always remain devoted friends.  Here we are cracking up about something in a photo a few years ago.

~Sheri