When I went to school at the University of Redlands I had GREAT girlfriends. Witty and creative, caring and fun. We would have the best times together just hanging out, being silly. Then life took over and we scattered...Peace Corp. in Tonga, military training to become an interrogator, getting married...we're all over now. We still keep in touch, pen-pals, occasional phones calls, e-mails, and visits. We're the type of friends that effortlessly pick up where we left off but it's still not the same special time we spent together, seeing each other every day, really a part of each others lives.
Since, living in Redlands I've never really found that again. I have friends. Sean and I have a deep friendship within our marriage...there's no one I'd rather tell every last little thing to and just be with. I love hanging out with my Mom and her friends. I grew close to everyone I worked with at school. I have great neighbors. I have one really, really good friend here. We met when we both worked at Foothill and have had such a connection...she's like my family now. Any day now I'm going to be in the delivery room with her and her husband to see her daughter come into this world and I cannot wait.
Yet, I've still yearned for more friends...I like to have as many as I can. :) There is just something about girlfriends that's just about magical to me. Nothing is more fun and relaxing then hanging out with a friend. Just communication in general, laughing, sharing frustrations, telling stories.
I think that's why the friends I've made lately through scrapbooking and this whole on-line world in general mean so much to me. You all know who you are. Some e-mail back and forth, some instant message, some stay up late on the phone, some I'll go hang out with later today.
I really, truly have felt so blessed to have this come into my life recently. I feel like I have that daily camaraderie back that I have missed so much. The no big deal stuff that adds up to being a very big deal.
So thank you, thank you for every last little thing. For your time, and telling stories, and sharing frustrations, and laughter...especially laughter. For caring about me and letting me care about you. Thanks for being my friend...