I just got back from a "mommy night out" (MNO) and... it was wonderful. I feel so blessed to have fallen into a good circle of friends. When I was pregnant with June I felt so incredibly alone. I felt like I connected with no one. The only people (I felt) that could relate to me were my older (than me) relatives and while that was a bonding point and pretty cool to know what they went through, it still left a hole because I was young and new to all this and I didn't know anyone else young going through the same stuff.
Fast forward 4 years, I have a good number of mommy friends (and still all my "old" friends too who rock equally as hard) and feel so connected and blessed. The boys have friends to play with and I have built relationships with people who a few years ago, I didn't know from Adam.
Tonight I went out with a very close friend of mine and we were able to sit and talk. It was really nice. I'm a big fan of this person and am so glad she wondered into my life 2+ years ago. And to be able to just talk... that is something that is hit or miss at playdates... it was nice and I feel so blessed to be surrounded by people who get me. It sounds so trivial to go out for dessert and talk. Boring even? It's not. I left tonight feeling so at peace and really truly happy that I've forged these friendships and found great people. I'm surrounded by awesome people and what could be wrong about that? We have similarities and differences and it's great. I'm humbled and happy.
And, I have to add, I am completely grateful to my friends who are not mommies yet and keep me grounded and help me realize there is more to life outside of my offspring. All around, I know I am in such a better place in life because I know my friends are an email away at any point and on the rare occasion that I can sneak out, they are there to bounce ideas off, vent stresses, laugh about weird things, and just gab. After all, that's what girls do best, no?
Here's to friends... old and new... awesomeness in a box.
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