This past weekend I had a holiday outing with my college roommate, Julie.  Julie and I have known each other since we were 16, and lived together 3 out of the 4 years of college.  Our senior year we also lived with Amanda, our guest during the Gasthaus post!  We had an amazing time in college, and occasionally I think it would be a blast to go back to living in college housing ... and then I remember that I am old and would barely last a night any more.  Pretty much, every year since we graduated, Julie and I meet up for dinner and some sort of activity - with the aim of keeping our friendship strong and relevant.  This year, we met in Frankfort for a pottery class!  For an extremely reasonable rate, 2 artistically challenged people learned how to make some pottery, but it's probably more accurate to say that we learned how to make pottery with significant amounts of help.