Yesterday was a BUSY day – I had camera class from 10am until 4pm! 
By the time I woke up, showered, blogged, got my coffee and got dressed – I barely had time to grab a left over piece of pizza before I ran out the door (let alone take a picture) – so:
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My first class was all about my specific camera – the Nikon D5000! 
I LOVED IT! There was so much too learn, I tried to take it all in!!! There was diligent note taking:
and lots of pictures of said notes, since there weren’t many other subjects in the room to test out the new functions I was learning on the camera!
Black and white, and “Cartoon” settings:
and I turned poor Harvey’s head into something resembling a monster thanks to the “fisheye” function!
I had a 2 hour break in between classes so I ran a few errands then stopped at my parents to snag some free lunch! 
I was planning on a sandwich or salad, but there didn’t have too much (hey, beggars can’t be choosers, right? I showed up looking for free food! 
) – so instead I went the nacho route:
Delicious!
After my afternoon classes were done for the day – I went home and SKYPED for the first time! Skype really is the greatest – I can’t believe I waited to long to use it! I was able to see my lovely best friend’s face – who I haven’t seen in person in over a year – it was WONDERFUL! 
We talked for over an hour!
Once I was done with telling everyone who would answer my phone calls how much I loved Skype – I headed over to my friend Angelina’s for a low key Girls Night! 
She had tons of yummy food for us: (see that salami??? it was a white wine salami – I forgot to snag a picture of the package – and it tasted AMAZING!!!!)
and what would a Girl’s Night be – without WINE?
Angelina also whipped up an awesome homemade pizza – using TJ’s Whole Wheat Pizza dough, pesto, artichokes, and feta!
Absolutely amazing!
Funny thing is – I just always think MARINARA when I make my pizzas at home – I never stop to think outside the box! I need to start trying pizza combos that don’t involve red sauce!
I tried to make friends with the family dog Martini – but he was having NOTHING to do with me! 
Did I mention that Girl’s Night involved wine?? There were lots of choices since everyone brought a bottle! (well – except me – I brought pretzels – in hindsight – I’m LAME!)
My favorite was this bottle – I thought it was so pretty!
Thanks for a great night ladies – I had a blast!!
Question – Do you make friends with your friend’s friends?
For example – my friend Cricket, who I know from college, had a whole bunch of high school friends who I heard about for years, but never had met. After 5 years of hearing stories about them – when I finally met them, I felt like they were my friends too, and now I keep in touch with them through Facebook, and have invited them to parties at my house before. But – I know other people who don’t feel comfortable in situations like that, and prefer to stick to the group they are comfortable in. Me?? I love to branch out, I love making new friends How about you, do you stay put, or do you branch out????
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I love my friends’ friends which makes parties and weddings and things so much fun! Yum, your eats look amazing!Skype is the best! It brings my hubby together with his brothers and sisters in Italy and Ireland, so cool!
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By meghan@traveleatlove on 01.31.10 8:45 pm | Permalink
Lol. I love that you’re taking notes on a camera! I need to do that more in class, haha
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By Evan Thomas on 01.31.10 9:04 pm | Permalink
YEAH!!! Thanks for coming over! It was great to catch up with “our” friends.
Also, I think I’m going to get Martini on Xanax. (I’m kidding, but sooo emotional! :/ ) Sorry he wasn’t more friendly!
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By Ang on 01.31.10 9:08 pm | Permalink
Your camera class sounds cool. I really need to learn the features on mine.
I’m sort of friends with my friend’s friends. Like if I was having a party, I’d invite the friend’s friends, but only if the original friends were coming too. Follow that?!
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By Lee on 01.31.10 10:21 pm | Permalink
lol at the fisheye pic. my friend did something like that to a picture of me in high school (using a computer and scanner…very 90s) and showed everyone. I was so pissed at him!
I love your friends name, Cricket. So cute!
I branch out and befriend my friend’s friends, but we don’t hang out or anything…so I guess I’m just acquaintances with them.
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By Julie on 01.31.10 10:46 pm | Permalink
You know my answer to this question….I met you through a friend and even though we don’t see each other often, I’m grateful! Miss you!
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By Kate Hall on 01.31.10 10:55 pm | Permalink
Your camera has a cartoon setting?! That’s incredibly cool!
That pizza looks AHHMAZING!
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By Olga @ Healthing It on 01.31.10 11:04 pm | Permalink
i was totally craving nachos today too! now i def gota have them. what a cool class!!
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By katie on 01.31.10 11:32 pm | Permalink
This post made me laugh out loud on three separate occasions, and I hardly laugh aloud when reading something.
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By Rose on 01.31.10 11:51 pm | Permalink
Dude. We so need to Skype together soon. I’ll bring some wine and a fat pug.
For my bachelorette party, 14 of my closest friends & family came from all over the U.S. to party with me in Vegas. Some of them are now better friends with each other than they are with me now!
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By Andrea of Care to Eat on 02.01.10 12:57 am | Permalink
I’m a total branch out person! I figure more friends are always good right!? I def need a girls’/wine night in my future
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By carolinebee on 02.01.10 8:18 am | Permalink
Your dog looks so cute in that picture! Love that you’re taking a camera class! Sound like so much fun.
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By Rebecca on 02.01.10 8:34 am | Permalink
omg i LOVE that pinot grigio. guess how much it is? ummm $3.99 at trader joes. be impressed. it’s amazing.
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By kate on 02.01.10 1:05 pm | Permalink
That’s my favorite Pinot at TJs as well! Ok, and it’s a staple because it’s only 3.99… i think it was featured on teh Today Show segment a while back about wines for the recession
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By Joanna on 02.01.10 1:08 pm | Permalink
Not to be a creep, but I really like your handwriting. And those nachos.
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By Sarah @ The Foodie Diaries on 02.01.10 2:23 pm | Permalink
The more the merrier! I often meet people at parties that I become friends with! Oh, and for christmas this year I got my mom a webcam so we could skype. It makes being thousands of miles apart sooo much easier!
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By Beth on 02.01.10 2:27 pm | Permalink
Whenever my little brother snags food at my parents house he ALWAYS makes nachos like that. What is it about our rents always having cheese and tostitos? haha
I am in desperate need of a girls night…sounds like you had a blast!
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By Therese on 02.01.10 3:00 pm | Permalink
I love making friends with my friends friends! Best way to meet new people
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By Beth @ DiningAndDishing on 02.01.10 3:10 pm | Permalink
That picture of Harvey is priceless!
I have always been really shy and have had a hard time mingling with new people. But a I’ve gotten older and practiced it more, I’ve gotten much more comfortable striking up a conversation with someone new.
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By Shannon on 02.01.10 4:03 pm | Permalink
I’m incredibly jealous of your camera class. I’ve had my Canon for over a year and have yet to learn how to really use it properly.
As for your friend ? – Some of my closest friends at this moment started as friends of friends. Now I love them like they were my friends first. Does that make any sense??? I love meeting new people myself. It’s great to have people who have known you forever but I also think there are people you are meant to connect with at different stages of your life.
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By Krissy on 02.01.10 6:42 pm | Permalink
i think branching out is good! as we get older especially, i find it’s good to have different types of friends. opposed to high school maybe where it’s all about boys + shopping LOL. anyway, moving to a new place forced me to learn how to branch out and while it was scary to make plans with people who were virtual strangers, now they are some of my best friends in the world!!!
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By katecooks on 02.01.10 8:03 pm | Permalink
ohhh fun! i tried that pretty bottle of wine once and hated it though. i noticed you had some pancake wine – that stuff is AMAZING!
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By kristin on 02.01.10 8:46 pm | Permalink
I thought I was the only one out of the Skype loop haha! I love it – SO much better than the phone or gchat! I love meeting friends of friends. One of my good friends from college had another circle of friends and it wasn’t until after college that I got to hang out with them – SO FUN!
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By Karena on 02.01.10 10:58 pm | Permalink
so jealous of your photography class!! I’d love to take one in the future, it’s sooo neat. haha love the fisheye
I like to branch out, it’s fun to meet new people 
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By eatingRD on 02.02.10 12:29 am | Permalink
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