Professor Raffaella

I had not seen my friend Raffaella in over a year when we met up this weekend. I am always amazed that there are certain people in my life, like her, who I can pick up with immediately - as if no time has passed. It was so nice. We chatted the way we always used to. And we laughed a lot. It was just wonderful.

It's also nice to see that she is in such a good place. Her home is beautiful, her office is gorgeous (she decorated this with the help of her parents painting walls), her coworkers/friends are very nice and she is dating a really cool man.

Her work ethic has changed dramatically, and she really seems to be enjoying life. Everytime I looked over at her, she had a smile on her face. These are precious moments.