Yesterday I got to go to lunch with a dear group of friends who I refer to as "The Callware Ladies".
Callware was the name of the company where my hubby took his first 'real job' right out of college. As a pleasant surprise, Callware recruited lots of other young guys who were in the same boat as us - fresh outta school, newly married, few (if any) kids and zero money in the bank. Over the next 5 years or so, we all became great friends as we starting living 'real lives'. We added kids, bought our first houses, some took different jobs, others even moved to different states or countries. But we remained in touch over the years and they will forever be a part of my heart.
Who says old ladies can't be 'duckface girls'?
May I present to you three of my favorite ladies: Kristi Jeppson (far right), Brittany Lewis (right) and Angie Atkinson (left - she's actually an adopted Callware Lady). These ladies and I have been through a lot together. We used to have a mom's group, which morphed into a scrapbook group (really just an excuse for us to leave our husbands home with the kids), which slowly converted over to a jewelry-making group, which led to a [failed] attempt at starting up our own girly-business, which finally turned into a "let's just get together to eat lots of food and talk about how old we are getting" group. Haha. Let's just call it what it is!
But I love each of these ladies so much and their friendships are priceless to me. They are the kind of friends where, it doesn't matter how much time has passed, we just pick right back up where we left off. They will be my forever friends and I'm grateful for each of them. And a quick shout out to those who couldn't make it today - Stacy, Colleen, Michele, Emily & others - we missed catching up with you!
We went to another one of my favorite places - Rumbi Grill. Rumbi is a Hawaiian-themed grill and is right up my alley. Decorated like a tiki hut, they serve rice bowls, gourmet salads like the Aloha or South Seas, teriyaki sandwiches or burgers and fish tacos or Mahi-Mahi. The best part is that nothing is over $10 and you order your food yourself and then find your own seat. (I'm so over the sit-down-and-be-waited-on restaurant thing). Love, love, LOVE Rumbi Grill!
Rumbi Draper
The insdie transports me to a tropical location
A few other pics of these ladies:
Our Vegas Ragnar Group (Brittany, Angie and me w/ the hubs)
Kristi, her daughter Jessi and her hubby JD just last weekend
Back in 2003 we went to Hawaii w/ the Reaghs
So thankful for lifelong friends like these gals. Let's do lunch again soon!
Aly
2 comments:
"Make new friends, but keep the old...One is silver and the other gold." The Girl Scouts said it first. GLad things are going well.
So glad you guys had a good time. Hope you are doing well!! So sorry that you have to go through this, although you are a very strong person and of course, will be fine!! You are an inspiration to all you know.
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