I went shopping with one of my best friends today. We'll call her ... Martha June. Why does it feel so good emotionally to go shopping with your girlfriend? Part of the fun is the stuff I bought. We went to TWO quilt stores and then a large, fabric, chain store. So after shopping (and getting some good bargains because one of the quilt store is going out of business), I then came home, pulled on my jammies, crawled in bed with my spoiled pup, and looked over all my goodies.
What I really liked the most, though, was just being with Martha June. I crave being with my friends, just like I crave my Starbucks Frappucino every morning. I can be myself in ways that I can't be myself with anyone else. We share laughs and we share tears, and we can be silly, little girls with one another. For just a little while I can step away from the responsibility of being a mother and the obligations of being a wife.
I love my friends and have been blessed with so many. My mom was one of my best friends. My husband is one of my best friends, now. But my girlfriends ... I collect those like some people collect stamps. When I was a young girl and in Girl Scouts, there was a song that we'd sing that went something like, "Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold." And that's exactly how I feel ... my girlfriends are priceless!
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