Cheers to Friends
I recently spent a weekend visiting with some girlfriends and it was a blast. We drove out to the country, cooked together, made pepper jelly, drank, sang, played games and laughed till our guts hurt. We talked about anything and everything. Nothing was off limits. There were some drunken confessions made and we stayed up way too late. When it was time to leave, I drove home in the beautiful sunshine with a happy heart and a smile on my face.
It got me thinking of how important it is to have good friends in your life. Friends that don’t care how you look, what you do, where you live or how much money you have. They are just there, whenever you need them. Just being in the same room as them makes you feel better.
Please do not mistake real friends with social media friends. I’m talking about the ones you actually see and talk to. The ones you hug when you see them and hug when you leave them. I don’t care how many social media followers you have. That is a false reality. I care about real people. The ones you take time out of your busy schedule to go and see. The ones you meet for a coffee, drink or a meal. If you are one of my friends we are usually planning some sort of outing together, making food together or exchanging clothes.
Friends are a priceless and precious thing. We are, after all, social creatures. We need each other. I don’t know about you but I feel their energy when I am with them. My batteries always feel recharged after I spend time with my friends.
Friends lift us up when we are feeling down. They cry with us. They let us know when they think we are being a bitch. They push us to be better. They will laugh at you and with you. They are open and, at times, brutally honest. A life without friends would be very empty indeed.
I consider myself very blessed to have a myriad of awesome friends. My friends are of varying ages, races, genders and orientations and I love them all. You all know who you are and I want you to know that I cherish every single one of you.
