I have a crush....on a girl

yeah you heard right. I just met up with one of my best girlfriends from high school that I haven't seen or really talked to in about 5 years. Jenny, me, and two other girls used to pretty much do everything together. Seeing her was quite possibly one of the most exhilarating things I've done in awhile. We literally leapt into each other's arms (squealing mind you) and held each other for a good 30 seconds. I felt like I just saw her yesterday.

We met up at this place next to the House of Blues called 'Bin 36'. It's a wine and cheese place. They sell amazing wine by the truck load, and for reasonable prices as well. We sat in a booth and ordered what's called a flight of wine. You choose the type (I opted for Sauvignon Blanc & Friends, Jenny for Sexy Reds) and they bring you four glasses with mini pours of different wines. The key is you have to drink them in a particular order, and pair them with appropriate cheeses.

Each wine glass comes with an explanation of what you are tasting, and what flavors go with it. I got a flight of milky cheeses which paired beautifully with my wine. We felt so elegant and girly just sitting there with our four glasses of wine and eating delicious cheese.

At first we had the typical polite conversation, just trying to reacquaint ourselves with one another. We were inseparable in high school for many years and sitting down with her and asking the obligatory questions was funny to me, although admittedly necessary.

We fell out of touch our senior year of high school because she began to date a guy very seriously (which she now regrets). She broke up with this guy 3 months ago, so that just goes to show how serious it really was.

We gossiped about Benet folk (i.e. who got kicked out of college, who had a baby out of wedlock, who hooked up with who? kinda deal) and laughed hysterically over the stories.

The best part was reminiscing about true life changing experiences us girls went through, and how we got through them with each other. Things that my girlfriends and I now take as common knowledge- Jenny and I went through that together- usually guessing our way through it and then reporting to the other what we were right about and what we weren't. It's so funny to talk about. She and I were howling with laughter, drudging up past boyfriends who weren't so great, and talking about the time we got to go hot tubbing with the hottest senior in school when we were freshman, stalking the older hotties, the parties, etc.

I have a total crush on this girl for so many reasons. Okay shallow reason first, the girl is gorgeous. Her face is literally mesmerizing, and her eyes are this shade of glacier blue. Ok, I swear I'm straight. But seriously, she draws you in when she stares at you, and by the time she's done you don't even know what happened.

Besides that and most importantly- the girl is one of the most fiercely independant and strongest people I've ever met. She takes heartache and disappointment and refuses to use either as a crutch to ruin herself. She's standing up tall, laughing it off, and getting ready for more excitement. If I dated a guy for 6 years and it didn't work, I would be a total wreck. Jenny is tough as nails, and quite frankly excited to be single. I'm so proud of her.

She and I quickly realized that we are eerily similar. We both share an absolute obsession with travel, languages, culture, reading, writing, and general instances of nerdiness. The more we talked about, the more we realized how alike we are. We even share the same passion for work, the want to be recognized and climb higher, the need for higher education, and the drive that comes with wanting to be the best and learn more and more everyday.

I literally forgot who I was and any worries I had when I was with her. Spending time with her was like a therapy session for me. After the perfect amount of wine, delectable cheese, and a decadent chocolate mousse dessert (fort knocks: decadence, decadence!!!!) I decided that what the heck, I'm going to buy some wine.

I walked out with two bottles of Sauv. blanc (Allison, one being the Pomelo, thanks for recommending it!) and a bottle of Shiraz. I got all three bottles for $37, and you know it's super tasty. I honestly might go there for almost all of my wine purchases. It's a quick red line train away.

I am now sitting here drinking a glass of Sauv. blanc from the bottle that Steve and Allison brought over this weekend. I'm feeling absolutely fabulous, relaxed, and content. I haven't felt this sort of happiness in awhile. It doesn't mean that my life stinks or that my friends aren't good to me, but I just needed something different. Something that was differently familiar if that makes any sense.

Jenny was a comfort to me. We talked about maybe doing this sort of thing once a week during a weekday- just going and exploring another place and having a great time. I'm totally down. I can't wait to see her again.

Ughhhh total girl crush! She would be so embarrassed if she knew that I wrote this about her and put up pictures to boot.

Hey people, don't tell her. I don't want her to break up with me.