gigi's

i love love love having dinner with girlfriends.

miss e and i went to gigi's last night.

pizza and a bottle of syrah for $20.

can't beat that. and it didn't beat us, either.

we finished off the bottle and solved the world's problems.

well, our problems, in our worlds.

we talked about our frustrations with work. over it.
how we dream about loving what we do. someday.

she spoke of wanting a boyfriend.

if there ever was a girl who deserved to be loved by someone, it is miss e.

i tell her to go out and meet people. to leave her job at a decent time.
i have hooked her up on blind dates. i have gone hooking with her.
unbeknownst to her, i set up her myspace page. i have written her match.com profile.
i take phone numbers for her. i sell her attributes to guys i think are e-worthy.

and yet.

how can a beautiful, smart girl with a yearning for fairy tales not find one?

she gave up dessert for lent. i gave up potbelly oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.

so i had a coconut toffee bar. right in front of her. and savored every. last. bite.

i am such a good friend.