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The Bears Den

While we were back in Calgary, we managed to coordinate a kid free evening with some of our Calgary friends.  We always enjoy getting back together with our friends when we are in town but we usually have a huge group of kids running around which makes it hard to fully focus (or finish) a conversation.  This year the kids were left at home (a big thanks to the grandparents who dealt with our children and their separation anxiety that evening) and we all met at the Bears Den for some fine dining.  They were building the Bears Den the year we left Canada (it was right by the school that I taught at) and we had heard wonderful things about it and had wanted to try it for awhile.  The food was awesome but the company was much better.  Before long we realized we had been sitting there for over four hours!  We truly are blessed to have such wonderful friends back home.  Despite the fact that we left Calgary almost 8 years ago, we have kept in touch and are always able to pick up right where we left off.  We knew each other while we were dating our spouses, have been to each other's weddings, announced pregnancies, met new babies, and traveled together.  It is hard to find friends who know you so well and are so connected too.  It was truly a fabulous night.

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