Friendship

If you are lucky, you will meet someone in your lifetime who will make you do this...

 And they will gladly do it with you.  No matter what you both look like.  No matter who is watching.

That same person will also make you laugh so hard you cry (even though it all started because she spit a mouthful of beer out while laughing and it sprayed everywhere.  It got in your eye...and your shirt, pants and hair.  (But you can't really blame her, you really are that funny).

 

And when your dance partner is nowhere to be found (probably on purpose), she will fill in for him...fantastically!

 And you never have to worry about bad breath.  She always (and I mean always) has a piece of gum, or twenty, on her.  Sometimes floating loose in her pocket and sometimes in the huge jumbo pack she keeps in her purse.

 And on top of having fresh breath, she will be the God Mother to your youngest child. She will take the job seriously (you knew she would)

And neither you, nor your daughters, could ask for a better sidekick to go through life with.

Because she isn't afraid to tell you the truth, even the hurtful kind, because she knows your friendship can handle it.  And it's because she knows you better than you know yourself sometimes.  And she is usually right.  Though, you can always agree to disagree and there are no hard feelings.

Because even though she hasn't been in your life for the longest amount of time, she has been there for some of the hardest times.  And no matter how hard it got, she showed up.  Ready to deal with whatever life threw at us that day.

Because she has also gotten to share in some of the greatest moments of your life.  Cheering loudly as only she can.  Crying tears of happiness when even you couldn't summon them. She is your biggest cheerleader.  Your biggest fan.  Your biggest support. 

Most of all, she is always there.  Always.  

Sometimes you will call her up to talk about what color pillows you think should go in your living room when you re-decorate.  Even though you have already decided on red and you really just want to hear her voice.  Even though you just got home from seeing her 2 hours ago.  And she will gladly talk to you...for the next two hours.  About nothing but she will keep you company because she knows how lonely the hours between nap time and bedtime can be when your husband isn't home.  

She will be your babysitter when you need to run to that doctor's appointment, or when she finally makes you go get your hair done (yes, she makes you), or when she decides that you and your husband haven't had a date night in too long.

She will be your chef when you just don't feel like cooking dinner when the husband is out of town (well, chef may be too strong of a word for making Chinese Chicken Salad.  But she does all the chopping and mixing).  She will bring it over and share a meal with you so you don't have to eat alone.  Again.

When the girls are out of control, she will bring her daughter over and let them all go wild together.  It doesn't solve the misbehaving, but at least they have a friend to do it with and you have a friend to ignore it with.  And drinking a glass of wine with someone always tastes better than doing it alone.

She is your park date, your double date and your I want to go the mall and window shop date.  She is your sounding board, your sanity and your closest thing to a sister.

She is your everyday and on days like today, you miss her!    

But I am thankful that I found her, even though I now have to miss her. Because you only find friends like her once in a lifetime.  And I am so grateful for my once in a lifetime.

(Sorry I made you cry S)

And it's always an added bonus when your husbands get along.