Friendship

I have the blessing of having the best friends. Most people are lucky to have two or three people they can call in the middle of the night when in need. I am so incredibly fortunate to have several friends. This wasn't the case a few years back. Even in middle school and high school I was pretty reserved and VERY picky about who I hung out with. From 8th grade until 11th grade I had one true friend. She was the first to see me. We had other acquaintances, but we were exclusive to each other. We were originally two of four friends. The other two girls were horribly shunned as we approached high school. This was really mean and I can't imagine what we were thinking (or not). Anyway - one of those friendships is on the mend, and I am sincerely happy to know that friend again. She makes me smile. As I have grown older, I have acquired more than the one friend (she will always be welcome to call me in the middle of the night when she needs something) but so can my grown up friends. I have truly been fortunate to find several friends from school (via facebook / myspace) and keep in contact with them. I also have my army friends - who you know without a shadow of a doubt you can call with an emergency - with whom I still keep in contact with. Then I have my Derby girls. I simply couldn't function without one of them. I also have a great friend, who is sincere and genuine and keeps my feet on the ground. Without saying, I have my very best friend as my husband. He is completely my knight in shining armor and has saved my butt countless times. My mom ranks right up there with him and then so does my son. So - overall friendship is an important aspect of my life. This makes me ponder what I have been giving to these relationships. Do I listen to them well enough? Do I take the time to tell them how special they are? Can I do more for them? I am meeting my Derby girls for lunch today and will ask them - they are sure to let me know the truth.