I love having girlfriends. One of my favorite things about Facebook and the whole crazy world of social media is that it allows me to easily maintain contact with friends from all the ages of my life. Some of the friends I most enjoy seeing on FB are ones from kindergarten, many years and thousands of miles from here. There are girlfriends from high school, from college, from graduate school, from the early years of parenting, on up through today. They all offer me different support and challenges and I LOVE them all!
My kindergarten buddy R. was one of the first friends who stuck up for me... Halloween, I'm a flower, some rotten boy comes along and teases me ~ R. steps in and I feel loved and safe.
The friends from H.S. who I have reconnected with were not the ones I spent the most time with when I was there, but they are the ones I should have spent more time with ~ they are fabulous and funny and smart and I love having glimpses into their lives.
My friend A. from college ~ we double dated together, got drunk together, cried together, celebrated together, defended each other, lived together and taught each other some basic cooking skills, were in each others weddings, and despite distance and times of disconnect, will always be dear friends.
My friend J. from graduate school who was my friend and guide around things like finding a way into being a strong woman who could be a professional, but still be "barefoot and pregnant." We nurtured each other through the early years when we were parenting our babies in ways that were different from the mainstream. She was at the birth of two of my three children and we can go months, even years without talking with each other and then when we are together, you'd never know we didn't talk everyday.
As my children have grown and I've been in and out of the work/stay at home world, I've struggled with finding a new bff. Over the years there have been a number of women who have for a time fit that role, but for various reasons we've lost touch.
My current "besties" are funny, smart, of varying ages, opinions and professions. What I love about all of them is they love me for better or worse. They are there for me when I need them and they will always hold my hand when asked.
I wonder who will come into my life next?
My kindergarten buddy R. was one of the first friends who stuck up for me... Halloween, I'm a flower, some rotten boy comes along and teases me ~ R. steps in and I feel loved and safe.
The friends from H.S. who I have reconnected with were not the ones I spent the most time with when I was there, but they are the ones I should have spent more time with ~ they are fabulous and funny and smart and I love having glimpses into their lives.
My friend A. from college ~ we double dated together, got drunk together, cried together, celebrated together, defended each other, lived together and taught each other some basic cooking skills, were in each others weddings, and despite distance and times of disconnect, will always be dear friends.
My friend J. from graduate school who was my friend and guide around things like finding a way into being a strong woman who could be a professional, but still be "barefoot and pregnant." We nurtured each other through the early years when we were parenting our babies in ways that were different from the mainstream. She was at the birth of two of my three children and we can go months, even years without talking with each other and then when we are together, you'd never know we didn't talk everyday.
As my children have grown and I've been in and out of the work/stay at home world, I've struggled with finding a new bff. Over the years there have been a number of women who have for a time fit that role, but for various reasons we've lost touch.
My current "besties" are funny, smart, of varying ages, opinions and professions. What I love about all of them is they love me for better or worse. They are there for me when I need them and they will always hold my hand when asked.
I wonder who will come into my life next?
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