Friends

OK, today I am so grateful for friends....and air conditioning. Yeah, the air conditioning part was a result of working a garage sale all day. And by all day I mean leaving the house before 8 and getting home after 6. So, yeah, it wasn't my garage...

Anyway, made over $200.00 on mainly outgrown clothes, toys, and some 70's CDs. It was fun talking with my friends and catching up with them. A and C have been my friends since my kids were little...so I guess that means about 20ish years. And back when we were all stay at home moms with young children, we spent more time together at places like Chuck E Cheese, birthday parties, parks, and McDonalds. But one tradition we had was doing garage sales about once a year and then camping in the fall. We haven't done the camping since two years ago, but we did start a new tradition of getting away in the fall. Two years ago it was A, C and I that went to go visit our old friend L who lives near Washington DC. That was so fun. Then last year A couldn't go, so C and I went to visit her daughter in Nashville for a long weekend. That was a lot of fun. I think I really value my old friends so much in this season of life as my kids are leaving the nest. I love my kids and enjoy my relationships with them, but it is sure nice to have other women in my life that know me, too.