"A friend is a gift you give yourself."

Robert Louis Stevenson

i'm counting my blessings in the form of friends today ...

i have just returned from a 10-day trip home to ontario ... normally i have two children and a groom in tow but this time i was traveling solo ...

had a wonderful time with, in no particular order:  karen-anne, diane, denise, joanne, cathy, sherrie, karen and sharon ... how lucky am i ...

martinis, bellinis, wine and good food ...

we laughed until our cheeks hurt--denise, joanne and cathy ...

and knowing that the plane goes in both directions, perhaps i'll have some visitors in the near future ...

i love you all ...

thanks for the memories ...