FRIENDS

First of all, my birthday was the best......EVER.  I stayed home and spent it with my kids, my husband and an awesome mother in law. A homemade Betty Crocker Cake, with milk chocolate icing. Made by my husband and Pizza. (thank you Scott.) Lots of workout clothes, a new purse, jammies, and of course WINE.

Today's topic : FRIENDS.  They are a big part of who I am, and like everyone we all have our different groups of friends. different categories.

Childhood friends
Best Friends
co-workers
church friends
workout buddies
the ones who stuck by your side during a divorce
facebook friends

of course there are many more, my first 3 friends I ever had are my 3 very best friends today. Heather, Debbie and Ginene. (and that is no particular order) because debbie would get mad wondering why she isn't first. I would have to give her Oreos in order for her to not be mad at me. We don't get together as often as I would like , but we have a bond no one can break, birthdays, holidays, and yes even tragedies we are there for each other always. Its more like sisters. We talk several times a week and already have our next outing planned at Heathers "summer" home in the Poconos!
Although Jacquie Dormers schedule is busier than mine, we remain very close, I have mega respect for her, and another lifelong friend :)

I have been blessed by friends, alot of them, all of them different, some have come and gone. Gone meaning when I was going through my divorce they chose to just let me in my own misery. That will be a story for another day.

There are some friends I could never be without. Dena, Lisa, Maria, Becky, Colleen, Beth F. Sharon, Kim, Donna,Marlee, Stacy, Laurie, Mic, and as my daughter grows up into a young woman I am also proud to call her "friend" Katie .  About Colleen.....dear God....she is Friend you all wish you had....she might still be stuck in the 80's. wardrobe, music, the way she raises her 3 lovely children...whom I adore. she is differnt, thats for sure. We all need a Colleen.

We are all a circle of friends when you think about it,  and as I wake up each day I know how to be a better friend, its so much more than a phone call, or text, or a facebook message, its about making the time to get together while you are here for the HAPPY times. Its something I am trying to explain to my husband, he has been going back home for many funerals and sad occasions, you must keep your bond, make it stronger. enjoy your friends , they are the cherry on your sundae and the icing on your cake, and at the end of your day you feel fulfilled knowing being a friend doenst take up much energy because it is so natural. Friends warm your soul.  A life without friends is very lonely.  Now get going and plan a lunch, a getaway, a workout, a walk. Something. enjoy.