I had coffee with a great friend of mine today. Jenny is the type of friend you can not see for a while and it's like you have talked everyday. She is such a great person. She brought her little boy over to play with The Littles and Alex just thinks he is the greatest. It was so nice to sit down for a couple of hours and just talk and watch the kids play. Our conversation get deep sometimes. Some of our life experiences take place at the same time. I have known Jenny for about 5 years and her personality never changes. The first time I met her she had red hair that was short, the next time I met her, she had a blonde crew cut. She is a great mom and I have learned a lot about being a mom by watching her with her kids and how she is with my kids. I just can't say enough about her.
After talking to her for a while, I realize that great friends are few and far between. I'm talking about the kind of friend you can call no matter what the time, no matter what the circumstance, these friends will drop what they are doing and talk to you or come to your rescue. It's truly a blessing to have any friend in your life, but the "great" friends you love. God gives us different kinds of friends and we are blessed to have each one in our lives. You have the great friends and the "others." By "others" I mean the kind you have have just surface conversations with, we don't get too deep. We hang out, and they know what is going on with you and the family. I think we have an adundance of those, but we only need a few of the "great" friends and of those few, your spouse should be one.
Jenny and I had great coffee today. We tried out the Dunkin Doughnuts coffee and it was good. What made it great for us was the creamer. We tried the International Delight Limited Edition Marshmallow Mocha and White Chocolate Mocha. Both were really good, the White Chocolate Mocha tasted just like Starbucks and I am excited that this will save me $4 everytime I want some Starbucks. Brian says I drink girl coffee, with creamer and flavored syrup. He would never order coffee for me at the coffee shop. He says he drinks man coffee, just black. We also had Cream Cheese Squares with our coffee and she and her little boy loved them. Thanks for sharing the recipe Sonya.
Here's the recipe:
2 can crescent rolls
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Ground cinnamon
8 oz cream cheese, at room temp.
3/4 stick margarine
Preheat oven to 350. Spray 9x13 pan with cooking spray. Roll out 1 can crescent rolls flat into bottom of the pan. Mix cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar, and vanilla with a hand mixer until smooth. Spread mixture evenly over crescent rolls. Roll out other can of cresent rolls flat on top of the cream cheese mixture. Melt margarine and add 1/2 cup of sugar; stir. Pour evenly over top of crescent rolls. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake for 30 minutes.
Steph
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"Good Friend and Coffee"......even though I am not a coffee drinker, it sounds wonderful. I trully agree that good friends are far and few. It seems that over life you change friends as your life changes. In high school, you have your groups. You grow up and lose some of those as you move off to college and meet new friends. As you move into your career or get married, new friends come along. Yet what you have those particular "girl/guy friends" who always are there no matter what. It is like they are put in your life for a reason.
Your blog really made me think about the "friends" I have had along the road called "MY LIFE". Friends have definitely come and gone. Looking back I think about friends who I have had a blast with - friends who have been there during my darkest hours -high school friends, college roommates, friends at work, friends at church, friends . . . . . . .
Best of luck on your blogging - this will give me a chance to see what is going on in your life! I didn't even know you and Brian had a son. Glad you have a close friend like Jenny to have coffee with and talk to - HAPPY BLOGGING!
What can I say? I'm honored! Truly, I am humbled, and honored! WOW!
I had a great time with you the other day and look forward to our future coffee times! Sometimes there's really nothing like a great cup of coffee (and man it was good!) and a wonderful friend to share it with!
Steph, you are a great great gal! Your loyalty and generosity are two of your God-given gifts... not everyone has the capacity in these areas that you do! What a blessing those gifts have been to me, and to others in your life! It has been a pleasure to have our lives intertwine. I look forward to our continued and ever-growing friendship!
Many hugs and much love,
Your sister in Christ,
Jenny Weems.
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