Old Friends

Yesterday I had the pleasure of being able to take a day off work and drive out to the city to see an old friend and roommate who was only in town for a couple days. I had an absolute blast. We first went to the mall, and of course when we walked into Nordstrom I was drawn by all the bright and pretty colors at the MAC counter. I managed to buy 4 eyeshadows for minimal money out of my own pocket, thanks to Christmas gift cards! Sadly 3 of the colors were just replacing ones I all ready have and that are slowly running out, but I did manage to buy one new color titled 100 strokes, a shimmery almost burgundy that makes a brilliant smokey eye when pared with Trax (yes, I do think it is sad I know my eyeshadows by name). We walked all up and down the rest of the mall, perhaps spending just a bit too much money, but having the time of our lives, then headed downtown so my friend could hit Urban Outfitters. After all the merriment there, we walked into what we thought was an asian restaurant of sorts, (it sure looked like it from the outside!) only to discover that it was a sort of buffet style serve yourself with just about everything you could imagine. I was still craving asian food, and I had the best tempura shrimp EVER. Mmmm still salivating over that. Overall the entire day was wonderful. We reminisced over the time we had our apartment together, grieved over the loss of the cat we had once owned, giggled over the silliest things. I got to hear all about her new boyfriend, who I actually really like and think might just be 'the one' but alas, only time will tell! She admired my, as she put it, 'Buddha belly' and I got to congratulate her on her new waistline, thanks to the loss of 30 lbs. Go Krys! The best news? She's coming back in August for a friend's wedding, and is planning on taking an entire week off so she can have time to drive out to my place and introduce me to her boyfriend. I can't wait!