Of Fathers and Childhood Friends!

 Yesterday involved NOTHING Quilt related at all!

Even though I was here near Phoenix on the last day of the AQS Quilt show, I decided to spend time with my dad in the morning, and then run over to Glendale where I had accepted an invitation for dinner at the home of a school friend I hadn’t seen in 34 years.  THIRTY FOUR YEARS!!

I shot this “Selfie” of dad and myself on my phone while waiting to be seated at Mimi’s for brunch.  I think I have the cutest dad on the planet!

Jules and I became fast best friends when we were in the 6th grade – and that friendship continued until I moved away in Junior high ---there wasn’t email then, and long distance phone calls were expensive and limited.

A couple of years later we had relocated back to where I was able to attend the same school, but things were different ---she had her circle of friends and I had mine, and though we were cordial – our lives were just different.

But through the wonders of Facebook, we found each other again and I was never so happy when I got the “Do you remember me?” message along with her Facebook request.  OF COURSE I DO!

We were inseparable as girls ---and it is so great to have her back in my life now ---we’ve communicated over the past couple of years but this was the first time where I had TIME to actually go and see her.

We were Mutt and Jeff then – and we still are!

There is something so wonderful about sitting across the table from a childhood friend..and seeing their same eyes, their same smile, hearing their same laughter and catching up on everything that has happened in the past 34 years since we received our high school diplomas and took separate paths out into the world.

Jules is a great cook, and fixed us a fabulous meal, and afterwards we grabbed the dog and went out for a long evening walk, gabbing and laughing all along the way ---

Arizona has the most glorious sunsets!

Look at the reflection of the clouds, the light and the trees in the water!

A bit grainy, night was falling….

She lives in the prettiest neighborhood where houses back up to a canal filled with water fowl – we saw ducks and geese and even some herons out in the evening light.  It was such a great walk!

Today’s plan is to take a drive out to see the Saguaro Forests around Rio Verde.  If the afternoon is warm enough, we might take a ride on Dad’s goldwing motorcycle…if not…we’ll take the car, but whatever we do we are enjoying being together and enjoying the warmth and sunshine of an Arizona February afternoon.

This evening will find us all at Mark's house for a family dinner.

Tomorrow I head to TUSCON and the Quilty Fun will begin!

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