Time machine

I went out to lunch with an old friend today, C. We haven't seen each other in over a year, and even that time was accidental, since she happened to be working at Cost Plus when Jim and I meandered into the store. There was a time, probably 7-8 years ago (!), that we hung out constantly. It's crazy though, since I don't think she's changed a bit. Well, that's not entirely true. What I mean is that her personality is still the same. Of course we've both grown up and matured quite a bit over time, but the way she talks, her mannerisms, etc. is dead-on as how I remember her.

She's now living in Texas, and she had a craving for Johnny Carino's, so that's where we ended up for lunch. It was a last second thing really. I ordered the same thing I got the last time I was there--the vegetable primavera stuff. Just as last time, it was good if not particularly spectacular or memorable. C got the cheese tortelloni with alfredo sauce and topped with a ton of extra parmesan. That brought me back to our Olive Garden trips, when she would only order fetuccine alfredo with lots of extra cheese. She was, and still is, a total "cheese hound" (as she puts it). We worked our way through two loaves of bread while catching up.

I heard stories about people I haven't thought about in years. There were definitely some surprises that we both shared with the other and lots of laughter. Unfortunately since I had to get back to work, we didn't get to visit as long as I would have liked.

It's always so nice to catch up with an old friend.