#30daysofdresses - day 12
Where in I get to spend an entire day with one of my best friends from college...(Technically, this is day 13 but I have yet to get a photo from the work event for day 12's dress, so yeah.)Saturday morning we were up and out fairly early to pick up Jo & L. Jo and I have been friends since freshman year at college in Boston. (Also, she sang at my wedding, so she's kind of a big deal.) They were visiting LA this weekend and had all day Saturday to hang with me.We took them up to a short 3m hike in Malibu to see the ocean view through the haze, back to our house to drop off the dog, and out to Plan Check Kitchen for lunch (one of my fav burgers ever). Jo thanked me for "not killing" her on the hike and we reminisced about living together and tried to catch up on all the people we know collectively from that time. We ate burgers and drank Mexican Cokes out of glass bottles. We talked about music and our parents. We filled each other in on work, school and daily lives. We shared our dreams of relocating, living near friends, getting out of the cities we've been in.We took the afternoon off - H gave Carter another bath and I vacuumed and finally put down some diatomaceous earth on the throw rug to combat the fleas (note: now 3 days later, this seems to have worked #boom). We showered and napped.Back on the road, we picked up Jo and L and took them to Wurstkuche for beer and brats. When we walked into the back a dj was spinning, the lights were low and the room noise was loud, full of people talking and eating. "Welcome to the quintessential LA restaurant," I said to Jo. She ended up being too full from lunch to finish her brat. L ate two brats and drank two beers. He was a fan. We spotted the cool chick who cuts our hair and waved to her from our table. H came back from getting a glass of water smiling - and pulled his wedding band out of his shirt pocket - where it has been "lost" for at least 6 months.Jo and I traded stories of ruining things because we're clumsy. She spilled a bottle of carrot juice and also dumped a cup of coffee into their bed. I said, "Pen. Everything I own is covered in pen." H nodded in agreement.Our last stop was to an improv show - can't beat $10 for an hour of laughter. That's where we took the photo above. It was awesome to be with someone who's known me for so long.When we said goodbye, we hugged tightly and whispered good things to each other. I'm so proud of where she's going and what she's doing - and happy she's happy. Lindsey said it best in her post I linked to this weekend on friendship:
"I’m always amazed by how swiftly we slip back into comfortable patterns and by how easy it is to be around each other, because so much of our history is known and doesn’t need to be explained."
It's been two years since we saw each other and it felt just like it used to when she'd walk into my bedroom (which was the living room of our 1-bed split) and sit at the table, eating breakfast and talking my ear off about how she couldn't find her shoes... or keys... or homework.I didn't know it then, but the friendships I made in college truly shaped who I am today.Love you Joxoxo