Happy Friends Brunch!

Sometimes you just gotta. You gotta make it happen. And when it does, it's lovely.

We had a great brunch this weekend, with my good friends from library school and our mentor. For the purpose of this post, we will call them Mentoria, Beauty and Snugglebunny.

It was so delightful. I went to Grocery Outlet (nee Canned Food Warehouse), which usually has a fine selection of breakfast items, and found only Mandalorian-themed waffles. They cracked me up, so that’s what we had. I made apricot compote, applesauce with allspice and strawberries, and glammed up the table, which I *really* enjoy doing. That last part where I find things in the garden to make arrangements with is my favorite part of the setup. Mrguy, as always, made the house shine.

It was so good to be with my people. Mentoria is just that. She was my cataloging teacher in my first semester of library tech school. She took me under her wing, helped guide the essays that got me into grad school, and told me about scholarships that I didn’t know about otherwise. Once in grad school, she was our professor in the class where I met Sleeping Beauty and Snugglebunny. They married a few years after we all met. Our cohort, in general, was really tight. They supported me in so many ways, as I, who had no experience in the field floundered about, but eventually found my way with a lot of their hand holding. I look back and realize how lucky we were. I have stayed in touch with Mentoria, who occasionally has come for lunch at work. Beauty and Snugs not so much, but I’m so glad to reconnect. 

I have missed them.

So during lunch we traded home made preserves and talked about families, and also shared stories of oddly familiar family situations with siblings. Who knew? And afterward I felt so darned relaxed. It’s a wonder what being with people who understand and accept you will do.

Our sweet boy cat was quite the entertainer, and he quickly claimed his spot after we cleared the table :)