i am taking a minute today to share this quote that i found when i was
looking for the right words to share to some special ladies in my life.
because i married young and moved far from my childhood home,
c and i ended end up choosing friends who became our second family.
a few we met in tucson during our early 20s and we moved to san diego
within a year of each other. others we met shortly after we moved here.
we shared so much with this group.
like most 20 year olds, we loved to have fun. we spent holidays together,
camped, travelled, threw lavish new years parties, snowboarded, surfed,
learned to swing dance together, had regular game nights, ran in races, went to concerts, etc. for a decade of our lives, the majority of our free time
was spent with these friends.
when c and i decided to start a family of our own, things changed.
our lives slowed down. our weekends were spent at home or the beach with
our new family. our disposable income went to daycare and later to piano and
to sports. am i complaining? not at all. this is the life we were ready for and we chose.
it was very much on purpose.
though i miss these friends, i am savoring the stage of life i'm in right now...
content seeing this 'family of friends' whenever i can. these days, it is usually
for special occasions like birthdays and the annual 'holiday head' party.
i got together with several of these ladies recently and they presented me with a token
of our friendship. the gift was not just unexpected, but it was beautiful and meaningful,
and yes, it brought tears (to all of us). this simple quote above from author, e.b. white
captures the essence of friendship so perfectly. my life is better and brighter because of dear friends.
and this is truly a tremendous thing.
