To borrow a theme from Jim - I've got great friends.

Yesterday, Jim invited me (actually, I invited myself, but I'm pretty sure he wanted me to come) to play golf with some of his buddies from work/college. It was nice. It's strange how you can get become subconsciously accustomed to a situation, occurrence, or pattern without even realizing it. I've golfed with Jim, Eric, and Trent for so long, playing with someone else was....well, different. Honestly, it was not better or worse, but I noted a distinctly different feel to the way we all played the game, interacted with one another, and even the way I played. Just different. But I digress...

It was extremely pleasant to play golf last night, and afterward, Jim invited me over to his place for some refreshment. First of all, Stephanie deserves credit for allowing me into her house after she was in her PJ's...and THEN she cooked me (and Jim too) a Brushetta Pizza [woop! woop!]. It was tasty, and I will be picking some up at Costco at my earliest convenience. We enjoyed a few moments from "I Can't Believe that Happened on TV - 3" and then I hit the road. Great friends.

You might think the night was over, but NO! Eric was flying in from Toronto at 11pm, and thought it might be nice for me to accompany Sarah to the airport. It was very pleasant in spite of Sarah's threatening wave of sleepiness! We enjoyed the semi-cushy seats as we waited for Eric's plane to land, and chatted about babies (she's due in February), blogs, and memories. It was very satisfying to know that either of them-Eric or Sarah-would gladly sacrifice sleep to pick me up from the airport. Great friends.

I guess what I'm saying is...It's amazing that all of us (you know who you are) have each other. I obviously count it a MAJOR blessing to know guys that have the same interests, integrity, and sense of humor that I do, but it's just as wonderful to be able to have rewarding friendships with their wives. Great friends.

PB