Girlfriends

These four are going to possibly kill me for posting this (even though they all look fabulous), so if you don't hear from me for a few days, you'll know where to start looking! :)

DeAnn, Renate, Jami, Shannon, Me and only a few Martini's!

My friends and I went out for drinks and apps on Sunday night. It was a catch up, exchange gifts and chatty night. I am always excited to get together with each of these great gals either as a group or just a couple of us at a time.

I think it's so cool how I have gotten to meet each of these wonderful people. In high school and college, you're kind of thrown in with people. Classes, dorms, activities, etc. Not that I would ever take anything back, I hope you get where I am coming from!! Each of my friends here I have met through some interesting circumstances. Jami I met at work at my last job. She came in a couple months after I started and we instantly hit it off. Shannon got married at the place where Jami and I worked. She started to hang out with another one of our co-workers, whom we are friends with but has moved. We all started up a Bunco group, which has since died, but we still get together for Craft Night and nights such as these. Shannon and I enjoyed pregnancy together this summer and our babies were born 6 days apart. She of course looks fab and I am still a moose! Anyway, Renate came into the picture through the same friend of Jami, Shannon's and mine. She started up with our Bunco group two years ago and we all just really clicked. DeAnn was brought to us through Renate who have been longtime friends. Renate thought she would fit in well with our little clan and that she did.

All these gals are going to be around for a long time, so those of you checking in, you'll probably see these faces again!

They say you make your best girlfriends after college, when you've settled into your adult life. I agree and disagree. I have made wonderful friends here in AZ, but I would never give up my friends from High School or College. I am so lucky to have friends from Minnesota that I still stay in touch with. I see them, if we are able to hook up, when I venture back for a visit and communicate with e-mail and facebook. I would still love to see them every day, week or month rather than only once every couple years. I look back on the memories with them fondly and often and I could never forget a single one.

Throughout my 32 years, friends have only made my life better. Thanks!