Surreal, huh

So I was in Edinburgh a couple of weeks back, just for a fleeting 24 hours.  But it was fantastic. My wonderful friend Andrea, largely pregnant, along with her wonderful friends Kerry and Linda.  We were a quartet of south african woman, all having been part of Andrea's life at one point or another.

There was me, from her youth
There was Linda, from her Hillcrest days and
Kerry, from her now

It was for Andrea, (and I stress here, only for Andrea) an extremely surreal experience.  To be celebrating her 38th birthday in the glorious city of Edinburgh, in the company of important woman from her native country, whose friendship spanned most of her life.  Truly surreal ;-)
But mostly, how wonderful is that?

It was also just a fantastic trip for me!  I was nervous, not knowing Andrea's other friends and being notoriously crap with strangers, I was slightly dreading it.  But I was immediately comfortable and at my ease.  The conversation ebbed and flowed, and was by turns serious and side-splittingly funny, but always supportive - in that amazing way that only a group of warm, caring woman can be. 

Awesome.

(and in Edinburgh, a city which I love... although I am very fond of Glasgow as well!!!)