Reconnecting with High School Chums.....

Today was a special day....I met three of my high school friends at a lovely restaurant, Abuelo's Mexican Embassy.  In high school, we were all pretty close.  We were in choir and drama together...participated in many plays and musicals and choir concerts.  On our lunch hour, we and a fairly large group of other choir/drama students would go downstairs to the choir room and hang out.  The room was often locked but there was half inch gap between the two large swing out doors and we would use a driver's license to open the room.  It was all innocent, clean fun;  we would play the piano, sing, listen to music, gossip, rehearse for our stage productions and just hang out sharing our hopes and dreams for the future.

We all thought we were going to be actors or performers.  None of us are.

This photo was taken in the entry of the restaurant.  It's really lovely inside and the food was excellent!  I should have taken a picture of the food.  The best part was just spending time with a group of ladies that I don't get to see enough.  I have seen each of them separately over the years, but this is the first time in thirty years that we have all been together in one place.  We were there for three hours and I didn't want it to end.  We agreed that we are going to have diva nights every month.  In the last decade, I have really come to understand how important it is to spend time with girlfriends.  I appreciate the special bonds and the shared confidences between girlfriends that can't be fulfilled by family relationships.  We need our friends to vent to, to support us, to share our frustrations, joys and disappointments.  Our family fills that role too, but girlfriends fill the gap where family is just too close.  During the past two years, I've spent a lot of time reconnecting with old friends.  It's been joyful; a wonderful blessing.  I thank God for my girlfriends and renewed friendships.

I fell in love with this beautiful fountain

  

Dress, a.n.a. on clearance at J.C. Penney; belt,  JCP

I wore a simple black cotton knit dress with a chain belt and a pair of silver earrings.  It was 102 degrees today....and my hair was mess.  On days like this I just have to put my hair up and be done with it!

Earrings by Monet; Curls, Frizz created by unbearable heat!

This chain belt has been a great investment, I wear it often!

We have had an ongoing heat wave here with temperatures topping 100.  I'm hopeful that our utilities will continue to function so that we don't lose our air conditioning.  

It's going to be 100 degrees tomorrow.  I have a lesson and it's dance party night.  Let's see if I can stay motivated in this heat.

I hope all of you are staying cool and safe!

Remember to drink lots of water.