Forever friends

I have been so blessed in my life to find friendships that are true and loyal and will last for the rest of my life.  Not many people can say that.   It is something that I have tried to instill in my children as they grew up and it seems to have made an impact because my 2 youngest are still friends with people they have grown up with since elementary school.

Anita



Ili Si

My oldest and dearest friend, Anita, ended up becoming my sister-in-law when I married Bobby.  My friend, Ili Si, I met on the first day of the 8th grade when we were both waiting for the bus.  She calls me every year on my birthday and has never missed a single year.  Others I have known since high school and we still get together after all these years.  I can't count on both hands the number of friends that I have known for over 4 decades.  It's an awesome feeling.

Tena, Deb and IDeb, Cheryl and I

My closest girlfriends now (the ones who live close and I get to see all the time) have been friends for almost 20 years and our kids grew up together.  We go on vacations together (sometimes as a group, sometimes with all the kids and sometimes as two couples).  We have lots of deck parties and pot luck suppers, get togethers for birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions.

They are my friends, confidants, sisters, shoulders to cry on and will forever hold a piece of my heart.  I have been truly blessed by these, my friends.

Love your friends and be loyal to them through thick and thin!