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Last night I had dinner with three friends. One had a gift certificate she “had” to use up and she chose to use it with us. We all agreed to split whatever the balance was. The place was homey, the portions were good and generous and we talked non-stop for like 3 hours. The place wasn’t busy and so there was no pressure to relinquish our table, and we weren’t demanding, so the waitstaff didn’t mind either.

But what a great time – we told our stories and laughed and enjoyed each other and our friendships. We exchanged some gifts, but that wasn’t the highlight of the evening.

When we headed out into the sharply cold night, the sky was clear, the moon was high voltage and the stars twinkled merrily. The hugs were warm though and we went our ways home in peace and with a smile.

Pat, Sue, and Naomi – thanks for being part of my life.