Dinner with a friend

I had dinner last evening with a friend I had literally not spent time with since January.  We used to run into each other at various kids' activities and school events, but as the kids have become older that changed and we each had our own very busy schedules.  However, I've been pretty full of anxiety lately, and Amanda is not only a very good friend with whom to chat, but also a very healthy person and I knew that she would have advice.  In all honesty, it might have been the very first time EVER that she and I did something just the two of us.  I had never truly realized how very much alike we are.  I was cracking up at the way she would react to a story I was telling her because it was the exact reaction I'd had.  I am rarely a person who asks for "girl time" and Amanda is well aware of that...which is exactly why I knew she would come to my rescue.  I so desperately needed an evening of laughter and fun and relaxation...and that was exactly what I got!