Life is nothing without friendship

Today is the birthday of a very special lady.  Sadly, I can’t be with her to raise a glass in celebration and so instead I write this post in hope of sending a virtual toast to my bestest.

It may be said that seeing as this is a blog essentially about my son it isn’t the appropriate place – to such comments I say blah!  This particular birthday girl has been an inspiration, support and everything else you wish in a friend from before Alby appeared on the scene.  During my pregnancy she was the voice of calm reassurance and every day thereafter she has encouraged me, supported me and laughed with me.  Despite all sorts of drama going on in her own life she has always been there.

(In spite of the fact that in my madness to get South I left her wrapped up and packaged birthday gift on the dining room table instead of taking it to the post office as planned / needed).

They say that the special thing about great friends is that they understand you and give you the freedom to be stupid and to be yourself (even though sometimes that is one and the same thing).  That they support you through thick and thin with sincerity and justness and love. 

For the girl who is all of that to me – I say Happy Birthday. xoxoxo