I keep thinking that at some point today I’m going to get to sit down and reflect and write something Deeply Meaningful about 2007, something that will eloquently summarize all that I’ve learned over the course of the last twelve months, something that will Gently Encourage you to DREAM BIG! and FOLLOW YOUR HEART! and REACH FOR THE STARS! in 2008.
But the fact of the matter is that it’s 3:38 in the afternoon, I’m still in my pajamas, and I’m holding on to hope that I’ll be able to take a shower before the sun goes down because I BELIEVE IN GOALS, people.
So all that to say: I am smack dab in the middle of the ordinary right now. And here’s what I keep thinking about.
Last night I met my friend Traci at a Mexican restaurant. We drank diet Cokes and ate chips and queso until the people who worked there started to RATTLE THEIR KEYS to remind us that it was closing time, and then we sat in Traci’s car for the next hour and a half so that we could finish our conversation. As you can tell, we are some wild, crazy women who like to live on the edge.
Today I’ve been thinking a lot about some of the stuff Traci and I talked about. And while I haven’t had any big insights, really, I’ve most definitely been reminded of the blessing and necessity of friends. Not acquaintances. Friends. The people you can trust with your heart.
This past year has been the most surprising, incredible year of my life so far. A big part of that incredibleness (which is totally a word, by the way) has been this little blawg. The privilege of being able to “write” here blows me away every single day – and I am so thankful that I have such great readers. Y’all never fail to make me smile.
But the main thing I’ve been thinking about after my chips and queso extravaganza with Traci is that, incredible or no, I would have never made it through this last year without my girlfriends. There’s been a lot of change around our house in 2007, and my friends have been my sounding boards and my prayer warriors through every single bit of it. They have made me laugh until I wheezed, and they have spurred me on when I have been discouraged.
More than anything, they have listened patiently and loved unconditionally. I would be lost as a goose without them.
[cue Natalie Merchant singing “Kind & Generous” softly in the background]
[then sway gently from side to side]
[go ahead and flip open your cell phones, too – because we want to create a mood here, people]
So thanks, my sweet friends (and family – especially my family), for everything you’ve done in 2007. And whatever 2008 may bring, I’m more grateful than you know that I get to walk through it with such a precious group of people.
I love every single one of you to pieces.
Happy 2008, y’all.
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