Girlfriends

"Friendship between women can take different forms. It can run like a river, quietly and sustainingly through life; it can be an intermittent, sometime thing; or it can explode like a meteor, altering the atmosphere so that nothing ever feels or looks the same again." Mary Haskell

I am a HORRIBLE girlfriend: I tackle too many projects ... I work and study too much ... I'm a bit of a homebody ... BLAH! BLAH! BLAH!

However, I never cease to be amazed by the power of women and their friendships. I don't think there is anything stronger than a group of women who set their minds on a task. They can truly move mountains!

I need to spend more time with the amazing women in my life ... no doubt I will be a better and stronger person because of them.

Squishy

We generally try to maintain a sense of humor about life and everything in it ... even if your feelings get hurt ... or your pride ... or your self-esteem sustains a fracture ...

Megan, Lex and I were cuddling in my bed the other day - here is how the conversation went:


Megan: MOM ... I just LOVE cuddling you.

Mom: I love you too Pidge.

Megan: No, but seriously ... you are so soft and squishy. Cuddling is FANTASTIC!!


At this point, Lex and I start to laugh pretty hard. Frankly, it was either laugh or cry at this point. Megan notices that we are laughing a bit harder than necessary and decides to continue after smashing her face into my chest and squeezing hard ...


Megan: I mean it Mom! I LOVE cuddling with you.

Mom: (Still laughing) It's okay Pidge, I know what you mean.

Megan: Hey, don't worry about it. I don't work out either!


That would be the point we lost it. There are some words that should be banned ... and SQUISHY is at the top of that list. I looked it up and there are PLENTY of synonyms for soft without breaking out the word SQUISHY.

I have to go now ... my eliptical is calling my name ...

I Think My Appendix Hurts

I have a new plan ... I'm going to start praying for an emergency appendectomy!

The way I see it, it is the perfect plan. I would spend a few days in the hospital. I would be forced to ignore my list of responsibilities. I could ignore my email. I could sleep for several days and have no guilt. No one would care if I did not complete things on time ... because I had to have an emergency appendectomy! =)

I think it is perfect ... my husband used phrases like "what is wrong with you" and "you are seriously sick."

Hmmm ... I think I feel pain