Stamp of Approval

For the first time in my life, I honestly believe that i have a great circle of friends... E may tend to disagree about the worthiness of some of my friends, but i love them (all of them), nonetheless.

I have had the same best friend for almost 30 years, and at some point in my life, i stopped thinking of her as a friend and more of a sister. We were each others maid of honors, and when i was told that my dad wasn't going to make it, she made it a point to come out here and be here for me - knowing i would do the same for her - no questions asked. E has even accepted her and her husband as family because that's what they are to me, and he has accepted the fact that if something happened to the both of us, she will get my two boys because she will raise them the way i would want them to be raised and tell them stories about me so my kids will know what i was like as a kid. She will always be my friend and i know that no matter what, i can always count on her for absolutely anything.

Besides my great friend, i have accumulated a circle of fabulous friends here... Each one of them has their own little "niche" in my life, and although each one is different, i love each of them equally. Each of my friends is totally unique - not one of them is like the other, and although none of them are "friends" with each other, they all know about each other because of me...

E and i were discussing my friends the other night, and besides J, i have a small handful of friends that E really likes - the rest he thinks are a waste of space and a waste of my time as a friend. I have one friend that the minute i ask if i can hang out with her, he smiles and tells me i'm allowed to do anything with her. E likes her and her husband and her son and thinks it's great that Z and her son love to play together...

K has taught me that friends definitely come from the most unlikely situations... I met her through a class that Z went to and even though i hung out with some of the other moms and did stuff with all of them, K and i somehow branched off from the other moms and became friends. Our sons are 2 days apart in age, and besides our sons, we actually do have other things in common... and in the grand scheme of things, the fact that E likes her as much as he does, makes her seem more important as a friend to me... E has even given in about having people over and has enjoyed having her over, and he even wants to have social outings with her and her husband... That must mean that i must cherish this friendship because my husband's seal of approval of a friend of mine is a rare occurrence, and that seal of approval means the world to me. So, cheers to you, K, cuz E luvs you as a person and a friend to me, so whether you want to be or not, you're stuck with me as a friend... I hope you're ok with that!!! :)