Idaho Falls in the Fall?

Last Friday, I decided to travel to Idaho Falls since I needed to get a haircut somewhere. Jamie & I had been talking about meeting for lunch down there whenever I became healthy enough to travel again. So I’ve been anxious to see Jamie in person for quite awhile now. I really don’t need much of an excuse to be around Jamie, because I never can get enough of being able to spend time with her.



That morning I looked at one of Jamie’s blog posts for suggestions of what restaurants she liked & decided to meet her at Olive Garden. I’d never taken the opportunity to go to Olive Garden so I thought I’d enjoy it as well. I went to Olive Garden about 10 minutes early and watched as various people walked in the restaurant. Jamie arrived & I noticed that she always has some very unique qualities that instantly allow her to stand out in any crowd. It reminded me of the first time I saw her in Jr. High & how eager I was to be with such a high quality person as she certainly is.


Jamie wanted me to try some of her meal and I gained a better understanding of why she hasn’t ordered anything different for a long time. It was quite tasty. She was very amused that I’d never been to an Olive Garden before commented that it must be a momentous occasion for me. Obviously what was actually making it a momentous occasion was having the opportunity to spend time with her again.


I really enjoyed talking with Jamie and discovering that we have even more in common than I would have thought. I didn’t realize some of the challenges she’s had to overcome in her life which made me admire her even more as a friend. I always try to be more kind to Jamie than she is to me. She makes doing that an impossibility because Jamie’s such a caring, considerate, and extraordinary person. I appreciate the example that she's always been to me and that we were able to spend time together again.