SOL 13/31: Born to Gather!

We were just inside the restaurant waiting for our table when we found ourselves spontaneously breaking into song:

"Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way"

We had a marvelous time together remembering our shared years of young motherhood and updating each other on more recent happenings. Two of our group are still in WA, one lives in UT, and I'm in NC. When I realized that one of the WA contingent would be in UT while I was there, we decided that called for a celebratory meal with our UT friend. And then I chatted with a fourth friend who was in UT helping her brother after a recent surgery. And that's how our foursome found ourselves at Beaumont Bakery & Cafe (highly recommended), enjoying an extended lunch together with takeaway pastries for later in the day.

And while we were enjoying our delicious meal and lively conversation, we spontaneously burst into song once again: 

"Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
Just kicking down the cobblestones
Looking for fun and feeling groovy
Ba da-da da-da da-da, feeling groovy"

 

Our server took this picture for us.

 

As we stepped outside the restaurant, I requested one more picture of the group so we could have those gorgeous Utah mountains in the background. 

After multiple hugs, we reluctantly parted ways. One of our group starting her drive back to the Seattle area, one off to do errands before returning to Park City, one returning to check on her recovering brother, and me? I was off for a rejuvenating nap before hosting the grands for a bit of play before dinner!

I woke up contemplating this post, and humming a third song for our gathering: 

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun."