BCW's

• Me and Mine...

  Posted: September 20, 2007, 1:06 am by BC.W

  Talk about a crazy life. I started a blog with every intention of keeping at it, then I go and get a new job that takes over my life. C'est la vie. (Note that I think kindergarten rocked...I played, was fed and slept, then was picked up to go home to play, be fed and sleep.)
  
  Anyway, the time between my last post and now has been one of lessons...life lessons. So today I'll talk about my friends...a continuation from the me post. My friends are like family, they all laugh with me, they all cry with me...so I don't have distinctions like 'the confidante', 'the shopping friend', 'the clubbing pal'...etc. They all are unique, but in deeper ways.
  
  Friend A: She's the sweet one who I believe if ever there was a Prince Charming, she'd have dibs on him. She's the one who, not so much looks at the bright side of life, but knows that 'these things too shall come to pass'. She celebrates my achievements more than I do. She's a real gem. She loves to shop and is down for a plan anytime. She's highly ambitious. Loves so purely.
  
  Friend B: She's my partner in crime. If I have anything mischievious up my sleeve, she's the one to call. She argues like a lawyer, reads as much as I do, talks nearly as much as I do. She shares in my sarcasm, and more often than not (just like me) applies logic to a situation before emotion. She's not cold..nowhere near. Totally reliable, guards our friendship like a lioness does her cubs. She does not beat about the bush...and her tough love is like no other.
  
  Friend C: I tell him all the time that we need to stop hanging out because it seems he can tell the difference between lilac and mauve. (Yes I have apologised for that to the male race over and over) He's a hand to hold, a shoulder. He's macho, yes (I'm sure that's what he'd want me to say), but such a lamb too. Pushes me to dream even bigger than I thought I could...and is there on the sidelines cheering me on. He's the twin brother I never had.
  
  Friend D: My kindred spirit. The one who'll go through something that I've gone through, or vice versa. Has happened everytime that we use our lives as each others' checklists. No we don't, but we well could. She's the one who knows that I'm trying to be strong for everyone else (because she'd do the same thing) and chastises me...BC, you can't be it for the world, so stop trying. She's crazy in a good way..and so terribly independent it's amazing. Independent as defined in this post. Her life's a miracle, her drive awe-inspiring. We've fought, and made up and now we're old enough to realise what we mean to each other.
  
  Friend E: Been friends most of my life. An awesome heart she has. I don't have to see her or talk to her everyday, but when we get together...it's like time hasn't past. We never lost touch, my new friends fit in with her new friends. She's had it tough at home and healthwise. But the zeal with which she conquers life is great. She's such a tower of strength and now that we're both all grown up (well, grown up) it's amazing to look back and see from whence we've come.
  
  Friend F: He's the only guy friend I've ever had to stop being friends with because of his girlfriend. He's changed alot. I don't see much of him. The strange thing is that when we do meet (we run in same circles), we carry on as were. But I don't like that kind of friendship. Conditional friendship. So we'll see where that goes. (I guess that I write about him means I'm not ready to let it go...lol)
  
  There's four more to tell about. The one thing they all have in common is that they have great hearts. Plus they all get along...I can hang with A and F and they get on like a house on fire. We make sure that we atleast meet once a month, we invest well together. They're my first thought as sounding boards. Their careers are as different as day and night. There's a pilot, a doctor, a lawyer (no, not B), a programmer...
  
  I now realise why each is in my life, and I wouldn't have it any other way...
  
  Lovely day people...

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