A Perfect First Blate

@ Baked by Melissa (Photo credit:  Ruthie )

We don't know who found each other's blog first, but we became fast friends. Both petite, outgoing brunettes with an extremely positive outlook on life, we bonded. So many months ago when we found out that Ruthie would be coming to Manhattan for work, I put the dates in my phone and made sure that there would be time for the two of us.

Originally, we had hoped Jon (her hubby) could make it so that we could double date, but the girl time ended up being perfect!

We met in Grand Central, and I spotted her easily. Yes, she's actually even tinier than she looks, but doesn't have as thick of a Texas accent as I expected. From the get-go, we chatted a mile a minute. Big hugs and no awkward moments. Like she said, it was as if we hadn't seen each other in years and picked up where we left off, but really it was our first time together.

Unfortunately, the restaurant we had hoped to eat at was closed, so I Googled some other Italian places and found Fagiolini. Phones out of site, we didn't have time to take pictures of the delicious, freshly made fried calamari, our tasty mixed green salads, and massive pasta dishes. Time flew by as we talked about love, blogging, being furmoms, and more! Almost 2.5 hours at the restaurant, we decided it was time for dessert.

We passed Baked by Melissa on our way to the restaurant, so we headed back that way and ended up with a dozen mini cupcakes. I mean look at all the flavor choices!

Excited about our mini cupcakes! (Photo credit:  Ruthie )   

After choosing our flavors, we decided to go find a place to sit in Grand Central and chat while eating all the flavors and continue with our chatting. 

We couldn't get over how tiny they are! (Photo credit:  Ruthie )

Another half hour or so passed, and it was almost time for my train. We took one more picture in Grand Central before I walked Ruthie to her cab, squeezed her goodbye, and headed home.

(Photo credit:  Ruthie )

I have to say that it was really bittersweet leaving Ruthie. I was on such a high of getting some quality girl time and feeling so lucky that our friendship will continue to grow, but really sad to say "see you again!" This blog world has me feeling extremely blessed lately. Building strong relationships with females hasn't always been my strong suit, but I definitely have grown and bonded with some bloggers, especially you Ruthie!