Friends are hard to come by.  True friends are really hard to come by. So I preface this post with those somewhat ominous words.  But they are heartfelt and sincere.  Christy and I are really blessed to have a good many close friends here in Birmingham.  As most of you know, Rusty and Gina are very good friends of ours (and travel partners) and we were blessed to come across two more such wonderful people and friends this past fall when we embarked on our Mediterranean cruise. Katie and Hani AbuGhazaleh live in Santa Barbara, CA, and we met them along...