Friends

It seems like such a simple word. When I think of the word I think of a few different things....Loyalty, support, giving, listening, laughter. I have had friends (or who I thought were friends) come and go. I eventually became disgusted with the whole situation of friends leaving so I said forget it... I don't need them. I can exist with out friends. Having a friend is highly over rated.
Then I met Carina. She is Roberts wife and Robert is a guy on Tim's team that he works on. I met Robert first and thought he is nice, I could handle him hanging out with Tim. Robert mentioned that he has a wife and a little girl named Milan and she is 7 months. He also said that his wife likes to scrapbook! Well that is all I had to hear. I had to meet her. So they came over one Saturday and we all had a great time laughing and talking. Carina and I talked about getting together some other weekend and we would scrap. I have to admit I thought to myself "Yeah right...she won't call" Well I was working the next Saturday and Robert called to see if we wanted to go out to dinner, after I got home from work we all went out. I asked Carina what she was doing next Sat and she said nothing. I suggested we go to the scrap store and then we could just hang out for awhile. ( again I am still expecting her to blow me off) So the following Sat Tim and I are heading back from Hickory, we had to pick up the other 2 kitchen chairs. She called on the cell phone and asked if we were still going to the scrapbook store. I said sure (surprisingly happy) and then she said lets go to a movie. Umm ok sure. Now I am in disbelief because it has been so long since someone has asked me to do something and really wants to do it.
We spend the day together window shopping, went to the movies and saw failure to launch, went to the scrap store and had lunch. We laughed, shared secrets, and past life issues. Lets keep in mind that I have known her a total of 3 wks. I know her better then people I have known for years. She paid her own way for everything and even bought me lunch. It was a great day and I really needed a girl's day out.
So in conclusion I take back what I said about friends... they are not over rated, but a great asset. They help keep a person sane.
Thank God for friends!!
Peace and Love,
Sabrina