high school friends

So this past weekend, I spent a lot of time with my high school friends---actually, "high school friends" is not completely accurate. I've actually known Laura since 5th grade, and Jen and Amye since 7th grade homeroom. And boy, have we come a long way since then! Laura and her husband just bought a new house that looks so wonderfully cozy and charming. I'm so impressed with what they've done, and how fast they've done it. And Jen just got her hair straightened and it looks fabulous. And this time around, I was fortunate to be around for Amye's 30th birthday. Amye also looks fabulous...and has lost an awe-inspiring amount of weight. I'm really impressed with her discipline. Here she is with her birthday cake (the person on the phone is her brother John). We also went and saw Snakes on a Plane---only you Amye, only for you Amye, would I see this movie...and I did. It wasn't so bad actually. We all agree it was not as bad as we thought it would be. As Amye put it: it was exactly what she would thought it would be---a good bad movie. Watchable, I would say. It was Watchable. Anyway, we also ate some yummy Italian food. Here we all are at that restaurant... We had a wonderful time together, driving around trying to guess which house is Susan Lucci's. It's always great to see these dear ladies, and it's really neat to still be in touch after all these years. I always make a point to see them when I'm back in New York---coming home would not be the same. In the midst of all my moves and travels, these dear ladies remind me in part of who I am and the wonderful place and people I've come from, dear, dear blunt and wonderful Billy Joel-Seinfeld-esque Long Island. (Uh, defintely not The Hamptons.)