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merchimerchWhat a wonderful afternoon/evening! Seriously, I don't think it could have been improved even one iota.
My friend A came down after I got home from class. I got a huge, smiley, and melodramatic hug as she swished in with her diva sunglasses, cowboy boots, and long flowy coat. We started out the afternoon by having oolong tea with apple and cheese in my sun-drenched kitchen. Eventually we headed down to Natural Bridges State Beach and climbed up on the rocks and sat watching the surf and surfers in the late afternoon sun.
Then we went just up the road to my yoga studio and had a lovely and quirky iyengar class with Juliet. It was a hoot! She was in fine form and both A and I were busting up laughing at times (which adds an interesting element to some of the poses).
We were planning on quickly stopping by the Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing Co. to fill up my growler to take to dinner with her cousin, his GF, and his roommate, but we were unable to resist the siren call of a pint at the bar first. It was funny to see that at 7 p.m. on Valentine's day, the only people at the bar were me, A, the female bar keep and one other woman. We had a grand time, and this was the barkeep who spilled on me a couple weeks ago, so we got to tell that story and crack jokes about it until A and I had finished our pints, filled up our growler, and headed to Seabright to crash her cousin's Vday dinner (we were invited).
The dinner was hilarious! I'd met this cousin a few times before, and the GF and roomie were both sweet and pleasant. Everyone was in such a boisterous and magnanimous mood, and the cousin can actually cook! We were having such fun, that A didn't realize that it was almost 11 and quite late to be heading back to Livermore in time for an early morning rehearsal.
A and I have known each other since 1996 -- how is it that college was that long ago? I am SO BLESSED to have friends who know me this deeply and love me with so much joy and ease. A and I don't see each other often, but when we do it's just so simple and silly and warm.
My friend A came down after I got home from class. I got a huge, smiley, and melodramatic hug as she swished in with her diva sunglasses, cowboy boots, and long flowy coat. We started out the afternoon by having oolong tea with apple and cheese in my sun-drenched kitchen. Eventually we headed down to Natural Bridges State Beach and climbed up on the rocks and sat watching the surf and surfers in the late afternoon sun.
Then we went just up the road to my yoga studio and had a lovely and quirky iyengar class with Juliet. It was a hoot! She was in fine form and both A and I were busting up laughing at times (which adds an interesting element to some of the poses).
We were planning on quickly stopping by the Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing Co. to fill up my growler to take to dinner with her cousin, his GF, and his roommate, but we were unable to resist the siren call of a pint at the bar first. It was funny to see that at 7 p.m. on Valentine's day, the only people at the bar were me, A, the female bar keep and one other woman. We had a grand time, and this was the barkeep who spilled on me a couple weeks ago, so we got to tell that story and crack jokes about it until A and I had finished our pints, filled up our growler, and headed to Seabright to crash her cousin's Vday dinner (we were invited).
The dinner was hilarious! I'd met this cousin a few times before, and the GF and roomie were both sweet and pleasant. Everyone was in such a boisterous and magnanimous mood, and the cousin can actually cook! We were having such fun, that A didn't realize that it was almost 11 and quite late to be heading back to Livermore in time for an early morning rehearsal.
A and I have known each other since 1996 -- how is it that college was that long ago? I am SO BLESSED to have friends who know me this deeply and love me with so much joy and ease. A and I don't see each other often, but when we do it's just so simple and silly and warm.
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Date: 2008-02-15 04:55 pm (UTC)