
Today, I drove from Linda and Bobby's place in Newberry to Jacksonville to meet Natalie and Christie for brunch. I first got the official tour of Natalie's adorable house, filled with 1930's charm, a backyard, and back house which she's converted to a small movie theatre (complete with deco theater seats)! Also, Natalie's two cute cats just made the place feel the best B&B. Then we headed over to Uptown Market, a sunny diner with big windows, where we enjoyed brunch together and caught up on each other's lives. It's amazing how much you can get caught up with old friends and over eggs--our love lives, family, work, lows and highs, pets, etc. Definitely good times and a reminder of how quickly time moves...

We'd all originally met back in the day (could it have been ten years ago???) while studying abroad in FSU's London program. What a tremendously life-changing semester. Christie met Colin, her future (and present) hubby. Natalie scoured all the events and museums of London. For me, London was unbelievably rich too--where I saw performances by the Count Basie Orchestra at the legendary Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Max Roach, Gil Scott Heron, LSO, and many many dance performances (my favorite was one choreographed by Bill T. Jones) and theatre performances.
Well, if luck allows, Christie, Natalie and I are hoping to take a trip together next summer to revisit our old haunts in London! I'm keeping my fingers crossed...














