Friendships

Wow ! What a Saturday I had. Despite all that nasty, cold rain, my evening turned out great. I spent Saturday in the company of some very special young ladies....all of whom have touched my life in some special way. We spent hours talking about EVERYTHING....men, relationships, children, owning homes, speed dating ...yes speed dating !!! We watched infomercials and laughed, old episodes of Soul Train and laughed. They say laughter is good for the soul (and exercise...it burns calories) I'm sure we burned quite a few cause we laughed at everything and everybody til 3 in the morning...yes 3 AM !!! We think we grown !!

Then Monday, my office boyfriend (no mom...I'm not cheating on Terrance !!!) Terrance has met my office boyfriend ! But on Monday, he brought me a lunch to die for...meatloaf, rice, cabbage, greens, carrots, cornbread, biscuit and cake. You'd think this boy was from the South the way he cook !!!

One thing my friends know is they are very special to me.

Friends are like a glove to a baseball player. You can buy one but it takes time for it to mold itself to your hand. Mold itself to the point that you don't want another. Or they're like a good cast iron skillet to a cook. Once you get it "seasoned" you just want to cook all your favorite meals in it !!! When I find a person I like and the relationship grows that I call you a friend, you know you have arrived. I don't take my friendships lightly and hope they don't either.

Besides Terrelle (only known him a short while but he is a good Christian young man so I know this will be a good friendship), all of my true friends have been in my life at least 10 years or more ...Tara been there for about 18 years now. My friends know me and my heart. They stand by me. They support me. They wipe my tears. The encourage me...tell me it'll be okay, don't worry about it, have faith....all the things REAL friends should do for someone.

Sadly though, one thing falls by the wayside....telling them that often. It's easy to email, text, IM but can you pick up the phone and talk? Really talk? I don't always do, I'll admit it, but it's days like this past Saturday that helps us get back to that. We all have our lives, marriages, kids, jobs, church events but luckily Saturday, Tonyia helped us get back to our social selves. Prior to that it was me hosting a dinner during football game complete with a fried turkey..yummy (check out that picture !!!)!!

But really people. Talk to your friends. You never know what day may be the last day you'll talk to them. Let them know you love them, care about them, you support them. They need to hear it and you need to say it.

So friends: I LOVE YA'LL !!!

This blog is dedicated to our friend Samantha W. Walker (Sam). It's been 7 years since you left us physically and we miss you girl and we haven't stopped talking about all the laughs you brought to our lives. RIP.