Old Friends....New Memories

I've had some of the sweetest friends growing up....still growing in case you're wondering. It's a life-long project for me. Besides, who wants to lose the right to kick an icecube under the fridge or paint their toes bubblegum pink with "diamonds" and butterflies on the big ones. Lost contact with two who are very close to my heart for about 20years and 'poof' they're back. Joy! Listening to them talk is like wallowing in a sense of comfort and well-being. Catching up on so much time was quick...a photo album here, a hug and a tear over there...the only think marking time was a kiddo and one hubby (well, two, but you're not here sweetheart). The memories it stirred in me are so special.....the old women at the Ricky Van Shelton concerts with their lighters....trying to find an unlocked bathroom in Selma - well, trying to find an unlocked anything in Selma, AL...car shows...and hours and hours of talking...moving...listening...laughing. I'm grateful for the friends in my life....all of them. Each and every one rubbed shoulders with me and left a bit of their sparkle behind. Am reminded I get self-absorbed at times and am not the kind of friend I should be, BUT a good girlfriend will shrug her shoulders and blame it on boy problems or PMS...cuz that's just what we do.