"Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody."
-- Samuel Pepys
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"I'd rather dig a ditch than go to a dinner party with people I don't know."
-- Marian Keyes
Last night we had a delicious dinner at one of our favorite restaurants with two of our favorite people -- our good friends Bob and Julie.
Being with Bob and Julie is easy and familiar, like slipping into a pair of soft, comfortable jeans. They're real, and unpretentious, and lovely. They are the type of people who would, and have, do anything for us. They say yes without asking questions first. They're just there. And it's a good thing, because I've needed them to be.
I've grown wary of so-called friends who've burned me with their agendas and ulterior motives. But Bob and Julie only have one agenda -- to love us. They're as constant as the North star. They've been there to celebrate our victories, and they've been there to mourn our losses, and for pretty much everything in between.
Mostly, we just really enjoy each other's company. It's refreshing. Nourishing.
And while the meal was delicious (I had the rainbow trout), spending an evening with two genuinely kind and lovely people was even more satisfying -- and when it comes to good things, two is always better than one.
