Everybody has those friends that you can go years without seeing, and when you see them it is like you saw them just a few days ago. I decided that I would go visit one of those friends.

It has been a little over a year since I last saw her. In that time she went through a divorce, lost her father, and took over his restaurant.

When I showed up to the restaurant today, there was a sign that said closed, but I could see her car in the parking lot. I figured, "what the hell" and tried opening the front door. Amazingly, she can lock her keys in the car four times in one week, but forget to lock the front door when they aren't open.

I open the door, and the alarm goes "ding." She hears this and yells from the back, not knowing it was me, "We're closed!"

I get a chuckle out of this, because her father always used to do that. Being the kind of person I am, I say back, "I can't even get a burger?"

I hear something heavy, metal and hollow, fall on the floor, and her yell, "GOD DAMN IT, no you can't even get a burger!"

I found that hilarious, and did all I could to not laugh. Instead I decided to say this, "That's probably for the best, I hear this place tastes like shit." Now I'm just standing there with my arms crossed and a HUGE grin on my face.

Now I can hear footsteps coming towards the front, and her says with her tough-girl voice, "Listen you" *she storms through the door to see me standing there with a grin on my face* she bursts out laughing and says, "listen you asshole, you're going to eat what I make...and like it!" as she runs up to me and gives me a hug.

All considered, I think it was a good day.