December 28

Nikki's birthday was a few months ago and we finally got around to celebrating her tonight.

We met at Strizzi's downtown, where we chose identical dinner selections of prosecco, blue cheese wedge salads, and rigatoni. 

And we sat and talked and caught up on each other's lives. It was a wonderful, chill, comfortable evening.

I'm so grateful that we're still in each other's lives. We may not get together as often as we once did, but when we do, it's always fun. And it's so wonderful to just be me with someone who knows me and loves me despite my me-ness. 

So for all of that, I am thankful, because good friends can be hard to find and even harder to keep.