Friends

I am lucky to have probably the best group of girlfriends any person has ever had. Tonight we gathered to celebrate Carrie's birthday, and in another week the gang (some of it anyway), will gather to celebrate Laura's passage into the fabulous forties! She is the first in an upcoming string of mentor/mentee partnerships we have created to escort one another into our next (and surely most fabulous) decade. I'm grateful for my mentor, Terri, and look forward to mentoring Carrie into the next decade when it's our turn.

I look back at what we've shared and it's amazing what this group of girls has been through. We've shared in the joy of first dates, weddings, new jobs, new homes, babies, exciting life opportunities (Seymour Flight Plan anyone?), and more. We've helped one another through some down times, too, including breakups and lost loved ones (pets and people included - I still remember everyone gathering at my house the afternoon that Cowboy had to be put down).

It was "book club" that brought us together (my husband still always wants to know what we're reading... I don't know that Facebook or US Weekly count as books, so I use the term "book" club loosely), but it's our love for one another that keeps us going strong. Every time I fell the slightest bit down I'm rejuvenated by some time with my girls. Thank you all for being an important and constant part of my life! I couldn't be more blessed to count you all as friends.