Fort Rock

I CANNOT WAIT to go home for Thanksgiving this year. I really can't wait. I should've taken the entire week off and just left this weekend. I can't wait to see my friends and my family.

I was thinking about how much I valude family. And how really, my friends are my family. I was talking to my dad about my friends Nina, Beth and Jackie and how we've been friends for about 14 years. 14 years!! Really? Best friends for that long??!! yikes. I literally feel like I just met them in middle school yesterday. My dad was saying how it's rare that people keep friends for that long...most people meet their best friends in college and then struggle to maintain relationships with them, with the exception for one or two BEST friends.

I feel like I am extremely lucky to be blessed with so many close friends in my life. I have fantastic old friends who know me better than anyone. And I have fantastic new friends who just seemed to fit into my little puzzle. It is so wonderful.

This weekend when I was out to dinner with my friends and their dates, boyfriends or husbands...I came to the interesting realization that I am their single friend. I mean, Ryan is single too, but really, she dates a ton! Beth is single, but she's all the way out in California. Nina's engaged, Jackie and Katy have very serious boyfriends, Lyndsi, Lori Jo, Nanette are all married. What have I gotten myself into!? It's not a bad thing, it's just interesting I suppose.

One funny thing about this observation is that Nina, Beth, and Jackie have known or met every guy I've ever been in a relationship with. And I think their honest opinions were that they never really "loved' any of them. Sure, they liked some of them, sure they said, "If he makes you happy, that's all that matters," sure they said endearing things like, "Oh Kate, he's so nice. He seems to really like you...blah blah blah horseshit." But they never really loved, gushed, adored anyone. This is interesting because I have loved and do currently love the guys they are with. Anyway, I really value their opinions so this bit of information is important to me. I guess this is all just me thinking aloud, doesn't mean much except that I LOVE MY FRIENDS!

I can't wait to go home and cuddle with my sister on the couch and try to give her loads of kissesssssss :)