Visiting Austin...

"Oh mah word!!!"  This is an expression that flows so naturally from Lora Beth's mouth, but I hadn't heard it in person for far too long.  This dear friend of mine lives in Boerne (is that right, LB?) and was willing to drive down (or was it up?) to see me in Austin during my last visit to Zach and Co.  And, thanks to our sweet husbands, we were both there childless and fancy free.  So what did we do for most of our day together, you say?  Well, she met me at my brother's house, and shortly thereafter we walked to this incredible Italian eatery (Mandola's) where we proceeded to--rather unintentionally I suppose--spend the rest of the day.  I looked down at my watch at--I kid you not--2 o'clock when Zach had said he might be getting home, and we finally forced ourselves to exit the restaurant.  We ate enough (and took enough home) to feed a family, but we couldn't decide what to get and what we could possibly skip, and MAN do we think and feel the same way about good food.  Lora Beth and I were in grad school together, and our friendship really blossomed while we were together in Puebla, Mexico, for a two week class.  (Was it really only two weeks?  It seemed much longer!)  It's so lovely to be able to pick up where you left off with friends like this when you can't see one another with any sort of regularity.  Te quiero mucho, Amiga Bella.  El dia que pasamos juntas fue fantastico.