Friends….. we all need em…
You know when you have one of those weekends, where after it is all over, and the moments are gone, you just say to yourself…. “Wow… . that was a great time!!” It is ALWAYS that way when me and my bestest friend Tatum get together. We don’t get to see each other very often, but came to the conclusion this weekend that the flight is a no brainer, so we just have to make more time to come and go see each other. We had a rather blurry night on Friday after she got here. Had a super yummy dinner that night and then somehow ended up dancing over in Oregon City with my other two bestest gals, Naomi and Heather.. Woke up on Saturday morning feeling less than a million bucks,, but we rallied and began our trek to Bend, OR for Brookie’s baby shower (which was totally lovely). That night after the shower, I casted Brooke’s beautiful belly with a belly cast kit. It’s one of those things that I did with both of my pregnancies, and to this day, every time I look at the casts, I think to myself,, “WOW,, I can’t believe my belly and boobs were EVER that big”….. Her cast turned out so nice.. So then the next morning, Brooke’s mom took us out to breakfast at the McKay House there in Bend and then shortly thereafter, we began our trek back over the pass heading home. Tate flew out on Sunday evening (mid super-bowl) and left me feeling so very sad, yet refreshed. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, that Tatum is my breath of fresh air. When we get together after a very long time apart, we pretty much pick right back up where we left off. Laughing happens to be what we do best…… she makes me die laughing and vice versa….. but this time that she was here, she inspired me to get into better shape. One of my new years resolutions was to get into better shape and take better care of myself. But up until she got here, I wasn’t very motivated. By the time she left, she had looked up the pilates schedule over in Oregon City at a studio, gave me the phone number, and pretty much insisted that I do it. Well,,, went to my first session yesterday, and can’t believe that I’m sitting here typing this. My entire core is just wrecked!! No pain No gain right?? But I love me my Tatum, and can’t wait until we get together next time!! This morning I got up and took Maggie to school and then headed over to Heather’s house, as we agreed yesterday while I was dropping off the days stamping, that we were going to walk this morning. So we walked, and talked, and vented, and laughed…… I’m just blessed in my life to have such great friends… I don’t live close to any of my family, so friends have always played a HUGE role in my life. Depending on my friends for just about everything. Don’t get me wrong, my family is there for me when I need them to listen, or would come up here on a flight at the drop of a hat if there was a dire emergency….. but you know what I mean… I just love my friends…… You can pick your nose, and you can pick your friends, and chances are you can pick your friends (a true friend’s) nose….