Sisters and Friends

Oh, oops - that other article dated today was supposed to run on "discuss articles" Monday.  But it's there now. So I'm gonna go ahead and do a celebration post today and skip Monday:) Because my sis and her family will be here, and because you already got Monday's article.

Speaking of sisters, I love sisters.  I love that I can not talk to my sisters for weeks and they don't get mad.  And things are fine, and the same.  I love that we are a ready-made posse.  I love that we can fight but I never worry that they will stop loving me and I never think of stopping loving them. I love that they are SO LOYAL. (Loyalty is a theme with me).  I love their honesty when I'm wrong and their encouragement when I'm actually getting it right.  I love their sense of humor. I love their permanency in my life.  I love that they get me.  I love them.  Tons.

I also love my friends who are like sisters.  I have a few in a few different states, including NY:) A sister friend doesn't always have to be someone we've known for forever. But her friendship is comfortable. Let's be honest - female friendship can be a mine field sometimes.  You wonder if that friend is offended, if this one feels left out, if they think you are neglecting them.  Ugh! I don't think I am particularly good at being a friend.  I can tend to forget birthdays and other important dates.  I can be offensive.  I can crawl into a hole and disappear for awhile.  I can get in moods where I over-analyze everything. So I tend not to keep acquaintance friends very well. 

But the girls who are friends like sisters - who still talk to me like it hasn't been 3 weeks, who forgive my trespasses against them, who love me for who I am, who help me be brave, who totally have my back - I love you.  Thank you.  Several of these girls read (and contribute) to this blog, and I just want you to know that even though this summer has been a blur and we have been slogging through our separate little piles of crap I still appreciate you and couldn't live without you.  I think you are amazing, inspiring, and anyone who thinks otherwise, send them my way and I'll set them straight.

Even if we don't have sisters, or sisters who are friends, we probably all have someone who is a sister friend.  And our world is inhabitable because of them.