I can’t imagine a better way to have spent my 30th birthday than with good friends and great wine, in one of the most perfect spaces in the world, the LA Getty Center. Gretchen set up the whole thing, bringing linens and such, and turning the place into our own private dinner party. The evening had the perfect mix of classy and slightly illegal that we love so much.
May you live in the company of friends
Where you have nothing to prove
And nothing to gain by trying
May you live in the company of friends
Where their joy is your joy
And your sorrow is their’s too
May you live in the company of friends
In easy company and quick laughter
Enduring love and slow offense
May you live in the company of friends
And may you be to them
As they are to you
The weirdest part of the night was the mix of curiosity and envy in the eyes of lookers-on. It made me feel extraordinarily blessed that shared love of beauty, mutual creativity, and deep friendship are such a normal part of my life, yet seemingly rare for many others. May I never, ever take them for granted.
Thanks for sharing Mike! That is beautiful. That kind of friendship is to be envied. :0)