The time has come for the annual holiday letter. If you are a regular reader, you are pretty much caught up on the tedious minutia that was our past year. A lot of blessings, a few trials and the blessed state of normalcy. What a great word, normalcy! The older I get, the more I think that is what we should strive for. 2009 wasn't a bad year for us, but I'm still anxious to get to 2010. 2010 seems like it holds a lot of promise. I'm hoping, anyway.
So, Merry Christmas, everyone. Have a joyful weekend and whatever you are celebrating, I hope it includes loved ones, great food and a comfy couch to curl up on.
I often say I have trouble making / having / keeping friends. I really need to stop that. It is not true. I have the most amazing group of women in my life, past and present. I'm so very grateful for them all.
I'm beginning to realize that friendships, while harder as you get older, simply change. No longer are the days you hang out at one another's apartment until 3 in the morning eating breadsticks and that is ok. Instead, you get to have a support system that's in place when you need it; be it a large crisis or a small "I'm tired of being a mom" moment night on the town.
I have friends I knew in high school. I love that there are women out there who knew me twenty years ago. I love that we still talk. I love that we are scattered and able to visit on vacations. I love that my best friends from college are still my best friends. That no matter how long it is between talking to them, they know me better than anyone and are always there, no matter what. I love the friends I've made since being married. Friends who are mostly far away, now, us being the transitory ones, but still close if I need them.
We've been here for almost two years, now. I have my girlfriends, my book club, my knitting buddy, game playing friends that intermingle and overlap and are just...perfect. What I need. With the move comes an opportunity to meet new people and expand the circle of friends. I'm grateful. I'm finally seeing how those life long friends are made and kept and how nice it is to have such a variety and depth of friends to draw on, what ever life brings. I may not talk to them often. I may get caught up in the day to day, but they are always there. I couldn't ask for anything else.
