Girlfriends

Sometimes when I'm just not feeling on top of my game, or when I know that there was once a part of me that was fun, energetic and bubbly, it' great to talk to someone who knew me when...

• I was able to stay up later than 10pm for something leisure-related
• I didn't mind calling in sick to work to sit on a patio and drink a glass of wine with a girlfriend on the first nice day of spring
• I worked two jobs - happily
• I loved to go out dancing
• I was a chronic dater
• I would sit up on my bed late and night, laughing with a girlfriend over nothing in particular

Today, as I padded around the house trying to decide if I should try to nap again or clean, my good friend Kerri surprised me with a call. We laughed harder than I've laughed in awhile. It felt so good to tap into that part of me, and still be right here where I belong. I've gotten to do some really neat things in my life, and I've made some very good friends along the way. I cherish the memories I have from the different seasons of my life: the growing up years, the college years, the Omaha year, the years in the mountains pre-Husband, the years in the mountains with Husband, and the season we are in right now. I'm touched that a few good friends from each part of my life count me among the people they stay in touch with and continue to bless with their friendship.

Thanks for the laughs this morning Kerri! For just a moment I forgot that I was tired :)