December 20

Between school and cleaning and packing, it was a busy Friday. But even though it was a hectic day, I took some time this evening to hang out with Nikki because some holiday Starbucks beverages and pedicures were very much in order.

I don't always do a great job of it, but I try to take time with people who are important to me, and she certainly makes the cut. We had a good time chatting and enjoying our frou four drinks from the mother ship and our hot stone massages. And we both headed home with fabulously seasonal toes: green sparkles for her, red sparkles for me.

Good friends are a true blessing, and I am thankful that she's a fixture in my life.