celebrating with friends at Yefsi

Usually it takes a few weeks to accomplish.

Someone will initiate an email, suggesting dinner to celebrate someone's birthday.

On Mar 16, 2015, at 10:57 AM, Shari wrote:

Hi Friends,

How about celebrating Lyn, this Thursday night, with dinner in the neighborhood...

I am in, how many of you can join?

Let me know soon so I can make a reservation at a favorite haunt!

xoxo

Within a couple of hours we have a plan:

On Mar 16, 2015, at 12:49 PM, Shari wrote:

Booked for 6 people at 7:30 at my new favorite neighborhood Greek!!! 

http://yefsiestiatorio.com

York Avenue and 78th street.

Truly YUMMY!!!

xoxox

This in itself is extraordinary. Everyone's confirmed within two hours. Usually it takes dozens of emails and a few reschedulings and even then, not everyone is available.  But this time it works.

We never got together for Shari's birthday in late February because of the weather, and a few friends who were traveling at the time. So we make it a dual celebration.

There's me, Shari, Zelia, Pam, Ronda and Janice. We have a great table in the outside heated garden.  We have the hunkiest waiter there. The food is divine, especially the appetizers. And the conversation jumps all over the place, and is always fun and provocative.  Tonight, our strong Democrat and equally strong Republican have not one political disagreement.  

Our connection is that we all have children, and at least one of them is a boy who is a senior in college.  In most cases, our friendships began through the boys but has now transcended them.  I don't see these five women often enough.  After one of these dinners (which happens a few times a year, around someone's birthday),  I always come home thinking, too bad we don't have simpler, less busy lives, so we could see each other more. 

But I'm happy we see other this much. It really is a great group. Even if they won't let me take a group photo.