Memory Monday ~ Noodles! :)

Last week, I was driving by my old apartment area, and was super surprised to see that Five Guys Burgers & Fries has moved in and replaced the Noodles place!  I had no idea.  Five Guys is clearly in what I call the Krispy Kreme craziness phase right now, where people are willing to stand in line for a freaking hour to have a slightly-better-than-average cheeseburger... good, but not that good.

Anyway, it brought back fond memories of the Noodles place. lol  

My Mom and I used to go to the Nothing But Noodles by Quail Springs on a regular basis - I definitely went to the mall a lot more often back then.  When I moved to Tulsa, Natalie Lamb and I had lunch there several times (it was tasty and close, located between her apartment and my house).  Mark joined us a couple times, but it was usually just the girls.  I probably tried something different a couple times, but 90% of the time, it was the three-cheese macaroni (see picture) and garlic bread. Yum!! =)

 Sadly, I have no pictures of us there, but I have mental pictures, so it's okay. lol

Mini-collage of Natalie Lamb...

The relaxed, what my Dad referred to as "girly" atmosphere was perfect for good, long, meaningful conversations - (something that will probably never be true of Five Guys).  I wish I was better at remembering what we talked about, but that's true of all my friendships.  In the end, I just know that those heart-to-heart moments... much like my late night talks with Malori or my post-walk talks with Laura... mean so very much to me!!  

And the mac n' cheese was also pretty awesome. ;-)