Good Friends Are All I Needed

Friday was a rough day for me. Work was a nightmare last week to the point where I had to remind myself to breathe and by Friday it was just horrendous. My to do list continued to pile up and I felt like I was drowning in a sea of emails and deadlines. On top of that, I found out Friday afternoon that a family member had some pretty bad medical news given to them. By dinner, I was both emotionally and mentally exhausted and quite on edge.

Even though my good friends are thousands of miles away, sometimes I feel our connections go beyond the norm. As if on cue, at 6:21pm that evening, my best friend texts me that she's having a really rough night. I slouched down on the couch bracing myself for a texting marathon knowing it was just what I needed. Our phones blow up as we texted each other our issues, exchanged advice and consoled emotions. Sure we could have called and chatted, but we knew that the other just needed to read some positive and empathetic words. Of course, the hatred that we're so many states away added to the dark mood, but the pity party company helped. Jokes of tearing up McDonalds cheeseburgers and dreams of living on the same block turned our spirits around and by bedtime I felt better.

Saturday was a much better day for me. We accomplished so much around the house and even though KU lost, we had a great day overall. And then out of nowhere my phone missed a skype call from one of my other good friends in Florida. This friend and I don't text often and we only catch each other on the phone about once a month, but we don't need constant communication with our friendship. From the day I met her, almost 9 years ago exactly, we were unstoppable. Having virtually the same exact personality, our friendship has never been forced or fake. I immediately jumped onto our computer hoping to see that she was still on and up pops her skype call again. The smile I saw on the other end when I clicked accept was all I needed to bring me back to where I was before my hellish day on Friday.

Friends. It's as though sometimes they just know, without actually knowing. I'm so thankful for these friendships and although I don't get to see them often, I know that our bonds will never perish. They are all I needed this weekend.

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You know what else helped my mood this weekend? Seeing tons of dogs at a local public pool swimming their hearts out before they drained it for the season. My girls were prancing like they just won the lottery and dove in after every ball with more oomph than I've ever seen.

How could that not put a smile on your face?