On Good Friends
I just had lunch with my two friends, Sandy and Terri. And as it is with every other time that we get together, I wish that we would get together more often. I have a good time with them every single time that I am with them… they are more than friends, they are family. I had been having a particularly rough day. I had the pleasure of sleeping with Isaiah, that means that I get the early morning – which is fair since Jose had the late night. Duke had been hit by a car – and the poor woman who unfortunately did the deed was extremely upset – she was sobbing. She was even more upset when she realized that I had kids – so upset in fact that she went home, got her own dog and brought it back to us because she felt so bad. An amazing thing to do I think – unless maybe she wanted to get rid of her dog. And Jodi, if you want to tell grandma, that won’t hurt my feelings. I would prefer to tell her that someone fell in love with Duke and took him home with them, but I know that the first thing out of Elijah’s mouth will be, Grandma Duke got hit by a car and went to heaven, but I won’t tell you about the blood. So, I’m putting that off – Monday is her birthday the next holiday is Christmas – there really isn’t a good time. And on top of that Isaiah was fussy and crying. He was ready for his nap, but didn’t have anyone to get him to sleep. And as soon as we sat down at the restaurant, all of it melted away. We talked, we laughed, it was a really good time. Such a good time that I wished that I didn’t have Jose and Elijah, and that Terri didn’t have something else to do – so that we could all just sit around and do nothing. Of course, 4 hours later, I’m thinking drinking might not have been a bad idea. I’m not a drinker, but these past few weeks, I’ve almost wished that I was. Beside the point, I know.
The crux of the matter is that I am so grateful for the friends that I have who let me just forget everything and be Amy for a little while – not teacher, wife, mother, pet owner, student, whatever. So, as we left and promised to get together more often – I’ve decided that I’m not going to get busy and let the opportunity fall away – I’m going to make the time to go and do something – And chances are, I’m going to make the time by myself. I haven’t had any by myself time lately – and I can think of no one I would rather spend it on that Terri and Sandy.
