Girlfriends

The older I get the more I understand the importance of girlfriends. Girlfriends, I have found, are not only important to my well being, but also to my sanity. The women in my life that I call my girlfriends are the ones in the trenches with me - like me, they are wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, and friends. They help me know that I am not alone on this wonderful journey we call life. I was lucky enough this weekend to spend an evening in Chicago with 2 of these ladies. A weekend that reminded me just why girlfriends are so vital to me...

Sometimes a girl needs to eat a meal....a meal without cutting food up into little bites, or wiping faces, or worrying about high chairs and children's menus. A girl needs to eat a meal where the only thing she does is enjoy the company of a few good friends.

Sometimes a girl needs to shop - and I mean hardcore shopping . The kind of shopping you cannot do while lugging around a stroller and 2 small children. The kind of shopping that can only be appreciated in the company of - you guessed it! - girlfriends.


Sometimes a girl just needs to let her hair down and be silly. As girls we spend so much of our time doing the most important job in the world - raising our children - but sometimes we need to put that aside and remember that deep inside is a girl that loves to let it all hang out and just enjoy life with reckless abandon for a few hours.

Sometimes a girl just needs to laugh. And laugh. And laugh. She needs to laugh until sound no longer comes out of her mouth and her stomach muscles ache.

Sometimes a girl just needs to be surrounded by the kind of love that can only be provided by the women she so lovingly refers to as her...

GIRLFRIENDS

Thanks Jill and Stacey for an amazing time in Chicago.

Love you both.

Jamie