My Life and Faith: My Best Girlfriends

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

My Best Girlfriends

My best girlfriends and I are quite a story in itself. The first one I'll talk about is the short haired blond here in the picture. She and I have been friends as long as I have had a really great friend -- since we were 13. Jr. High. The age that makes mince meat of us all. She stuck by me. She was a true friend. When I lost my son Davey. She was there for me. That's how I counted my friends then and there weren't many. Just her. The brunette in the picture -- and one other, not in the picture.

The brunette wasn't really my friend at the time. She had dated my little brother Bill for a time. But he was too young for her. And all of his fast talking couldn't saved it. Too bad. She would've been a blast as a sister-in-law, no offense intended respective spouses! She and I were at the same small church when my son died and she befriended me. Real friends. When I needed as many as possible. I got her and she's worth at least 50 or 60 friends, any day!

That made for three really great friends and I was grateful to God for them. The third gal -- not in the picture -- has been my friend since I was 18. She is a blast. She is funny and irreverent and a fantastic woman of faith. They all are. They've been with me through thick and thin!

And we celebrate the good and bad times every year by going out to lunch for our birthdays together. We are all June and July birthdays and we celebrate them on the same day by going out to lunch. We are on our 25th year! Mind you when we started they were my best friends and didn't know each other! You would never guess that to see us know. You wouldn't have guessed it the first year. We were fast friends, now we're all best friends! And old friends...just really great friends!

We've been together as our children have grown up. One or more years, babies came along on the lunches. Kids have gone through college. One of us, so far has become a grandmother. Children have wed -- before having their families. It's been a great 25 years and continues this year on Saturday, June 21st. So I'll have a good picture from it to round out the story: of all 4 of us!

1 comment:

Patty said...: Girlfriends are the best! I love hanging out with mine. We go out to dinner about once a month, and it is always a blast! Libby, you have some cool friends. Lucky you!; June 5, 2008 at 4:41 PM

Our 29th Wedding Anniversary on 7/27/08

It was right around the time of our anniversary that my husband's sister sent us a picture from the old neighborhood of his mother's peony bush still going strong. It is so amazing. She planted that bush almost 50 years ago, as long or longer (depending on how long we live) as our marriage will have years in it! She is in Heaven, but her flowers live on. So there is another piece of her living on: in her children and her peonies. Kind of makes you want to garden!

We had a lovely anniversary weekend. Spent quality time and some celebration, just like we planned. Maybe on our 30th we will pull out the stops!

June Wedding '07

Random Pictures

These photographs are a bit at random. (New Blogger). They're of important events this year. Abby was very successful in Hockey -- even skating out (she's a natural born goalie!) and made it to the State Tournament for WHAM: Women's Hockey Association of Minnesota. She also got a snowmobile with her friend Teri, they geared up and were off in the Northland! We attended Rog's 93rd birthday party this year. He was born on St. Patrick's day and we celebrate like crazy for him every year. He is a remarkable man who has invented a vital safety component for leisure boats. We found a great new place by the Lake for my mom to stay -- Sojourn Suites and she made friends with everyone -- including her buddy Mildred. I learned to get my picture taken without closing my eyes. And made friends on Facebook with an excellent photographer from Australia, Mark Chatwin. So Enjoy this Blog! Read on and Feast your Eyes! My daughter can shoot that camera!

My Beautiful Mom

I wanted to write something about my mom. It probably doesn't belong over here on the side, but she doesn't crave the limelight. My mom is a courageous woman. And very beautiful. And she doesn't know either of these things about herself.

Her calling in life is to bless and encourage her children to be the best people they can be and at almost 80 and hindered by the early stages of Alzheimer's she is still doing a bang-up job of it.

She is my best girlfriend. She is the first person I want to read my writing to. She is my cheerleader and biggest fan and she has been since I can remember. Everyone should have a mom like mine for 80 years or so. Thanks mom! I love you! Lib

Married Best Buds!

My husband and I will be married 30 years next summer and we will stay married as long as we live. I say this with great confidence because we share a strong base: we have a strong faith in God, we have a strong love for each other -- and we are definitely best friends. So that when things are tough out in the world we can lean on God and we are on each other's side because of our strong friendship. So we make it through with flying colors! And have quite a bit of fun and humor doing so. I thank God for my husband, my best -- forever friend!

Photography by Libby

All the photography you see of people is taken by me. I love to study people and take pictures of people. If I were at a job interview I probably couldn't resist saying I love people, because I do!
All the wedding pictures were taken with my cell phone. The others with a great camera my daughter gave me for Christmas '07. As you go down the line on the left there are pictures of some favorite cousins of mine and their dad, my husband's uncle who I claim too! With the exception of pictures of me which are taken by the lovely blond (one of the twins) are taken by me. This is of an exciting event. The dashing fellow you see in all the pictures has just turned 93 on St. Patrick's Day and we have all gone to his town St. Peter, MN to celebrate!!!

We are celebrating the life of a man who is so vital ~ he is still an inventor ~ and is developing products that will increase safety in the boating industry.