As Baltasar Gracian, said…
“True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island… To find one real friend in a lifetime is a good fortune; to keep [her] is a blessing.”
Who would have thought that after our first meeting on 5 Henday in Lister Hall at the University of Alberta we would still be best friends?!?! Well… it’s true. We have been through so much in that time; finishing degrees, relocating, loss of beloved family members, divorce and marriage, home ownership, starting businesses, starting a blog… and that is only the tip of the iceberg.
We decided to have a celebration weekend and it was EPIC!!!
Our Friday night started off with dinner and beer sampling at Last Defence Lounge at the University of Calgary; we wanted to include something collegiate since our friendship began at a university after all. Then we picked up our favourite brew from The Dandy Brewing Company (Wild Sour Ale).
Saturday morning, with our coffees in hand we headed off to have manicures at Frilly Lilly. And then we window-shopped, carefully noting what we wanted to try on and falling in love with various garments and accessories.
We had our make-up done at Sephora, with coupons and stocked up on some much needed beauty supplies like make-up removal wipes and dry shampoo and picked up some new things…for example I am going to pay much more attention to my brows for the first time EVER! We both went for glam looks!
We capped off our day with a sweet snack at Finesse Desserts; we opted for the chocolate chip cookie and the black currant and bubblegum macarons!
Before dinner we went back to Frilly Lilly for pedicures; they felt really nice after all the mall walking we did at SouthCenter and Chinook Center.
Loving great food as we do, we wanted to try a new restaurant and we were ready to splurge! My best friend chose Chairman’s Steakhouse…this place did not disappoint, it was everything we could have imagined. We definitely felt fancy. Our server brought out a butcher board of the steaks they offer and told us all about their origins and preparations…WOW! We ordered a bottle of wine (a first for me); the 2016 Calliope Viognier from Burrowing Owl. Often times we order strategically so we can try that much more food. For instance one of us ordered a cold appetizer (Elk Carpaccio) and the other ordered a hot appetizer (Chicken Fried Oysters Rockefeller). And…often times we order the exact same things (Petit Filet with Pomme Puree, Broccolini and Bacon Jus). Dessert was Sticky Toffee Pudding and the Lemon Tart
A girls’ weekend, is usually not complete without watching a Netflix comedy special lately; as a throwback we watched Iliza Schlesinger’s War Paint.
We were up with the birds…so we had to kill some time before the malls opened. We went from fancy dinner the night before to Egg McMuffins from McDonald’s. Ricki’s had great sales on so we stocked up on our back to school clothes and Megan got the most awesome evergreen coloured Nicole Twistlock Shoulder Bag from Kate Spade …I am so jealous!
