Keeping Friends Close

Apr 122011

This being the first time I have actively participated in Lent, I’m curious to know when exactly does Lent end. Is it Easter morning? I can see it now, as the kids open up their Selena Gomez purses from the Easter Bunny (Shhh. I have a direct line.) I will be tweeting in the corner. Not really, I will wait a dignified time and then slink of when the kids are full of chocolate and the adults are napping :)

All josh’in aside (that is hillbilly speak for just kidding) I really missed my social media these last few days. My dear friend MomOutnumbered lost her mother this past Friday. As friends grouped together to support her I felt out of the loop. Email wasn’t cutting it and phone calls aren’t always convenient. Of course being a good friend doesn’t require Twitter. We all baked (even me) and visited. I’ve watched her kids and gave her hugs.

Death makes you want to pull everyone a little bit tighter. The death of a mother makes me want to shut down and ignore the obvious. We will loose our moms someday. While we know this deep down, the actual event happening to a friend brings it up fresh in our hearts and minds.

What would have helped me if I had had Social Media during this past week? I would have reached out to others, asked for prayer for my friend and just relished the day to day lives of the ones I care for. For another week or so I will be out of the loop. I’ve learned, I’ve grown, I’m ready to get back in the world of light-speed friendliness.

In Memorial to MomOutnumbered’s Mom I will close with the quote she had on her bumper sticker:

Well Behaved Woman Seldom Make History.

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Mar 082010

Looking Grand in Pink at Devil's Backbone!

My dad gave me a great gift this month -his credits for a flight! I immediately knew I would go see my best friend Lisa in Colorado.

In our house Lisa is known at Aunt-Lisa-from-Colorado. She used to be Aunt-Lisa-from-California. We use these names so we don’t get confused with Aunt-Lisa-who-is-married-to-Uncle-Jack (or now know more often as Aunt-Lisa-Nate-Isaac-and-Ali’s-mom).

Anyway…Aunt-Lisa-From-Colorado is my best friend from the seventh grade. We met on a cross-country team (yes, I used to run ;)) and have been friends ever since. We have seen each-other almost every year since my move from California to Ohio in high school. We have made it to weddings and baby-showers. We have changed a lot, yet we still remain friends. Our friendship has even survived my voting for Obama in the last election!

We are now moms as well as adoptive moms. We parent differently, yet appreciate each other’s ways. We may go months without talking and then just pick up the conversation. Seeing her again is as easy as breathing. Calling her a friend has been a privilege. She is a great mom, wife, teacher and friend and her stories keep me laughing.

Thank you for a great weekend Lisa! Thank you Daddy for giving me the opportunity to visit her and thank you Mom and Jackie for helping Hubby out with the kids! Hubby, you are the best and I so appreciate you.