It’s been a while since the last time I had a girls’ night, but tonight I was fortunate enough to spend an evening with one of my very good friends from high school, Karen. We planned on going to Moxies, but took a detour on the way there to a pillar of black smoke rising up from Millrise. We were obviously curious and headed over to see what the deal was and lo, it was a house burning down. I could hardly believe it. I have never witness such a thing and for goodness sake we got there well before any emergency vehicles arrived (including cops, yikes!). I must admit that it was so sad to see a house burn down and not only one but a chunk of the next door neighbor’s as well. It was horribly heartbreaking and scary! I wanted to cry on behalf of those families. On the other hand (the less sentimental hand), it was really intriguing to watch a house burn and feel the heat from across the street in the park and to see the firemen in action. Karen was a great person to watch a fire with since her brother is a firefighter. She knew some neat facts!

After that touch of excitement, we went and talked over delicious white chocolate brownies! This is definitely going to become a one month tradition (but hopefully not the fire!).