Ladies & Luncheons & Laughter

Yesterday and today were filled with close friends, yummy food, laughter. Staci, Bushra, Kris, Vicky, Kathy, Beth & Sonia. We spent the afternoon celebrating Bushra's birthday (no I won't post which one as I didn't ask her permission before writing this blog post)! Staci and Kris put together a beautiful luncheon. Bushra loves Asian food and we all made our favorite Asian dishes to share with her! Every bit of the luncheon was beautiful - flowers, table settings, food, drinks, tea, conversations, and girlfriends. There is nothing like the laughter and support of close girlfriends! It heals any sadness or stress that I might be enduring when I walk in the room, lifting and re-energizing me. It prepares me for whatever is waiting in the world when I walk out the door.

We quickly discovered that hardly any of us had seen "Julie & Julia" in the theater. AND hardly any of our spouses wanted to see it! Go figure! So............ some of us cut out on our lives today and met at the movie theater to see the chick flick of the summer! We laughed out loud from the start of the previews through the end of the movie and cried together during the sad parts! It was THE BEST afternoon! We laughed sooooo loud! I think we laughed at ourselves laughing so loud! We ate popcorn, sodas and candy too! What a day!

Thank you my sweetest girlfriends - Staci, Bushra, Kris, & Vicky! Thank you for adding your spice to my life's recipe! Thank you for adding zest and flavor! Thank you for your smiles and tears. Thank you for listening to me during difficult times, laughing at the dumb things I say and for hugging me at each greeting! Thank you for inspiring me to do better as a woman, a mother, a wife and a friend. Thank you for trusting me and sharing your lives with me! Thank you for being comfortable with conversation or with silence or with the loudest laughter in the theater! Lobster Killers!

I can only hope to possess even an ounce of the grace, elegance, kindness and strength of these women in my life......

You are the butter to my bread!