Sparkle Friends

It's almost complete...almost.

I just need one more dear friend
to move back to Portland,
then it will all be right in the world again.
So close, yet so very far away from complete.
One makes a difference.

Remember when you live down the hall from your friends? Remember running to their door to share all of the important events of the day? Why does college have to tease us with that as the reality? I miss that. I enjoy having all of my favorite people right down the hall, or street, or at least in the same little stretch. Now, I'm lucky that we're almost in the same state. Geesh!
But, we're almost all back to stay and at least we're all back in one spot for one evening. Who knew that would be a feat itself of coordinating schedules and calendars of events?

But alas, we did it. My heart is full...even if it's just one night.

 

I love how time drifts away and conversation flows from families to vacations, epic novels to trashy books, and economics to the Kardashians. Yes...in my beautiful world, this is a flow and it all makes perfect sense to me.

3 1/2 hours seems like 1...the restaurant was lively when we arrived and soon we were closing the place down with the wait staff still smiling at us. They even joined in the Kardashian conversation! I love that!
Renewed and refreshed I head home, thinking about the next time we'll be back in one place.

                                                      Happy Birthday Sara!

These girls might not live down the hall from me anymore, but that's ok.
I'd go anywhere to spend a little time gabbing the night away with them.
They are gorgeous gems in my little jewel box of friends.
It's a small box of treasured people, but oh how they sparkle to me.




Take care dear sparkle friends
& thank you for sparkling so bright
that I get to radiate that light too. :0)
Your light is beautiful.

Roomies Reunited :0)

There are so many reasons why I think of Linfield College and smile

...these two girls are some of my favorite reasons! 

Though life has definitely changed, no matter how little or often I see them,

it's like it was just yesterday...

...having an all dorm water fight in Whitman 

 or laughing until dawn in the "Yellows".  :0)

We are FINALLY all in the same state again!

Hey, it only took like 13 years, but we're here! 

So we decided to meet in the middle which brought us to Newberg, Oregon. 

Originally, we were going to meet at a really cute neighborhood restaurant called, Recipe.

http://recipenewbergor.com/

Sadly, it was closed on Monday's.  I guess we're just going to have to meet again soon. 

(I'll take ANY excuse to meet up with these girls!)

Thank goodness we were in Newberg, middle of wine country, so we figured that we would find something else.  Unlike our college days, we had smart phones in hand and just did a quick little search.  Which led us to...

It would be easy to miss this little gem of a restaurant.

Don't drive too fast, because it was a tasty little treat.

Plus, Monday is half-off bottle of wine night! Bonus!

Between, chatty and chatty with two of my favorite people,

we selected meals from this delicious menu.

I didn't have to look at it too long, before I saw it...bacon. 

Not just any bacon, but candied bacon, and it's in Mac and Cheese. 

I think this was the easiest decision of the day.  Picked. Done.

The meal included soup, salad, and your course...all deliciously prepared. 

And just look at that Mac and Cheese! 

It is rich, rich, rich, so prepared to take at least half home. 

Of course, the best part was the company. 

Cheers to dear friends who thankful, never, ever change.

Cheers to Subterra for letting us hang out all evening

and enjoy our 3 hour break from reality. :0)

Now, it's your turn to go..go!

Subterra - A Wine Cellar Restaurant1505 Portland Rd. (99W at Villa Rd.)
Newberg, OR 97132
(503) 538-6060
Behind Mike's Pharmacy, Underneath the Dark Horse Wine Bar