I swear I never laugh as hard as I do with my two best girlfriends. We are straight up nerds and that makes up a good portion of why I love each of them and us as a unit. We met as English majors as Nazareth College and our love of the language and literature helped forge a bond I know will last forever. We chastise each other for spelling and grammar mistakes, find ourselves debating forms of speech, pass around book recommendations and judge others on their poor use of the English language. And through all our nerdiness, we laugh. God, we laugh! And eat... :)
Ilona and Heather, I am completely myself around you and have no desire to pretend to be anything else when we get together. We don't see each other as much as I'd like these days...jobs, moves and motherhood have stepped in, but when we do get together, it's like we pick up where we left off. There's no awkwardness, no strange small talk, just us being us and completely accepting of one another. We catch up on what's happening, listen to each other's gripes, and always end up giggling. It's days like today where I step back and realize how truly lucky I am. How often do I look at the world as not measuring up to what I want? My job's not enough, I don't have enough money, I'm still single, I live so far away, etc... But, at the end of day, I am so rich in the people who I love and love me back. Not everyone has that and I am surrounded by it. From an albeit small, but ever-supportive family, to the friends who stand by me through everything, thank you for being there and loving me. Sorry to get all mushy, I am a Cancer after all, but it's so very true and sometimes it just doesn't get said enough. Okay, girls, feel free to break out the red pen and proofread... ;)
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