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My best friend came to visit over the weekend.  To me, that’s the ultimate GNO.  Vanessa and I go way back, all the way to high school.  And our friendship has survived some pretty incredible things over the years, not the least of which is the distance between us and Vanessa being a wife and […]

I’m sorry if that title sounds flippant. I truly don’t know the name of the restaurant, and as we planned for that dinner, it was known as this, or as “that place we went on the 3-Day.”  It is a true matter of knowing a location and not a name.This third GNO from last week […]

This was originally the next post. And then it wasn’t.  But then L told me she wants another GNO before she’s introduced to the blogosphere, so we’re back to last Wednesday at the Twisted Taco. Which makes me realize there was another theme to last week- Taco Mac, Twisted Taco, and the Mexican place by […]

A and I used to be roommates.  She’s married now, and lives near my office.  Tuesday afternoon she IM’d me to ask if I could meet for dinner. Her husband was out of town, and she and the baby were feeling a bit cooped up. I typically love an impromptu dinner out, so of course […]

In my twenties, GNOs were all about going out to some bar, dancing, drinking, and flirting, and having a good time.  In my thirties, they’ve taken on more significance. There’s still the nights we plan so we can blow off steam. No husbands or boyfriends, no kids.  Dressing in something cute, blocking the night on […]