Old friends are the best friends

It's weird that in yesterday's blog I was talking about memories and things I treasure and then out of the blue I get a phone call from an old friend. One of my best friends from high school was driving through town on her way to her new home in New York and I got to spend the afternoon with her. Her husband is in the Army and was transferred from San Antonio to upper state New York. Her husband moved ahead of them by about a month, but she and her 2 boys came through here. I can't remember the last time I saw her--it's been several years. She was one of my closest friends in high school and through college, too, since we ended up going to the same college. We had a great day together--lunch, some shopping, brought her back here to show her the house. It was a really lovely day and so good to see her and her boys.


I forgot to tell you all about the recipe I tried a couple of nights ago. The good 'ole Pioneer woman came through again. I tried her chicken spaghetti casserole and it was really good. We ended up having it again last night as leftovers. I added some things she didn't add and took out some things I didn't like and it turned out really good. Tonight I'm going to try her "Marlboro Man's Favorite Sandwich" along with some potato recipe she had as well. I'll let you know how it turns out. I wanted to take a picture of the casserole when it was done, but forgot and we were too hungry to wait anyway! I also made some killer banana bread a couple of days ago, too. It's been hard for me to find a recipe that works, but I think I finally did. The first time I made banana bread it was really dry for some reason. This one is so moist you could wring it out like a sponge. Yum!


On our afternoon out yesterday, I took some wedding gifts back to BBB--things I thought we would use, but won't. I bought some more things off the registry and some things that weren't... one of which was a little doggie bed for Daisy. We don't have room for her cage in our bedroom, so she's been sleeping on a pile of blankets in the corner. I really like to use those blankets so I figured she needed a bed of her own. She slept in it last night, but I left 1 of the blankets in there, thinking that would "lure" her to sleep in the bed. Here's a picture:

Yes, it's pink and brown even though our bedroom is blue and brown. It fits her, though. After all, she is a little girl and pink and brown are good colors for little girls. As you can see, I left the tags on it in case we needed to return it. I think I will cut them off today since I think it's a keeper.

I got another set of thank you cards done yesterday. I probably have another 2 sets before we're completely finished. So those of you who haven't gotten one, please hang on a little longer!