Lunch with friends

Twice this week I've grabbed lunch with a friend and it's been nice. Both a friends in different aspects, one is a former coworkers and the other is a friend through marriage. 

Both lunches were completely different and enjoyable. Both at different places and both were a nice break in crazy times. 

The lunch with a former coworker was an outdoor, meet in the park thing, and it was really nice. The conversation ranged from our furry children (our cats) to work and world events. There was a little venting about our work place but for the most part it was a chance for two friends to catch up.

The other friend lunch was out of town, at a restaurant. The food was good, and the conversation ranged from family to world and local news events and again was enjoyable. 

It was nice to have the opportunity to see these people, catch up and talk. Neither required a lot of planning or time to prepare. And honestly both recharged my mental batteries. Both gave me an out and and opportunity to catch up and relax.

I also had coffee at a local coffee shop with my daughter and grand daughter, sitting outside talking, spending time together and making plans. It was another opportunity to spend time together and relax and give us something new to look at. 

This is what life is all about, spending time with people, talking, listening and enjoy the time together. All three interactions took very little time or effort to put together, but it was refreshing for my mind, spirit and soul. 

I highly recommend taking time to spend with people, be it coffee, lunch or a drink, stop, take the time, spend the time and love the people in your life.