The Appetizer: A Refreshing, Light Salad.

          The sun rose.  It was unspeakably beautiful.  The long trek up the mountain that started at 3 in the morning...was finally worth it.  No one spoke a word.  We could hear birds singing, and that was all.  It was like being reborn, and we all got to experience it together.  We were all good friends, but as the sun stretched its light over the valley, we somehow became more than friends, just for that moment.  It was exhilarating, but also calming.  For just that period of time, I felt perfectly fine about everything.