BREAKFAST DATE WITH MELANIE!

Yesterday, Melanie and I went out to breakfast to Jantz Bakery to be buddies and catch up. It was such a yummy breakfast! She got super yummy looking french toast and I got the Farmer's Breakfast because, you know, I'm a farmer now. ;)

There's certain people in this life that you know no matter how much time passes, you can always just pick up right where you left off. Mel is definitely one of these friends. Granted, we saw each other not too long ago in October but it's just always so sad to live far away from your good friends. 

We became friends in our French class at Merced College back in 2011 I think, and have been buddies ever since. We both weren't super great at actually speaking French, but it brought us together and that's the best thing I got out of that class. 
Side note: For our final for that class, we had to tell a story or sing a little song in French, and that's the moment I realized I could read and write French fairly well but was sooo not great at speaking it. I butchered so much of my story, but somehow I still passed the class! Yay for nice, forgiving teachers!

Look how cute of a mama Melanie is; getting Wes all situated to watch his little show in peace. :)

One day I will win the lottery and win just enough money to buy up a street of houses in Santa Barbara or Santa Monica or somewhere for all my favorite people. I'll need to win enough money to buy like 18 homes, preferably near the ocean, no biggie right? haha

It was a lovely morning and I hope in 2018 I can make a better effort to visit with my friends more frequently. 

Thanks for being my buddy, Mel. :)

Mel's Blog:  melaniesmelcer.blogspot.com

BIRTHDAY DINNER FOR DREW!

Wednesday was my friend Drew's birthday so we all got together to celebrate him at Porcupine Pub & Grille! I had never been there before but that place is really cool! There's these cool red garage doors that open up to join the patio seating with the inside and it feels so fun inside! Jeremy and I got a super yummy turkey sandwich to share because I was a dumby and decided to eat cereal and a cookie before we went so I just wasn't super hungry.

I'm glad Jeremy is always willing to share with me. We also got a super huge nacho appetizer plate to share with the whole table and those were so yummy!

After Porcupine, we went to Hatch Family Chocolates in the Avenues for dessert! I got a chocolate covered strawberry and chocolate covered raspberries which were SOO good! 
We all hung out, ate our treats, and chit chatted. Emily and Drew are moving next week so it was a bittersweet night; excited for Drew's 32nd Birthday but sad that they're leaving soon!

I'm so grateful to have such good friends live so close to me! It was nice to have so many friends in Rexburg and I'm so grateful so many of them now live in Salt Lake City & Provo!