Updating

I just got off the phone with my long time pal Christina. I have known Christina so long, I'm not even sure how long we've known each other. She moved to Canada with her Canadian husband what seems like a million years ago and is now the Mom of 4 ridiculously cute kiddos! She's just started a new blog so be sure to pop over there and say hello (www.amamaandherducklings.blogspot.com) Moms, I know she'd love to do the kid/family talk things and bloggers she'd love some input on fun things she can do with her page.

But I digress....

Because our lives went in two totally different directions it's rare that we get to spend quality time catching up. We have facebook, but in all honesty that doesn't truly lend itself to How you really are, what's REALLY going on in your life, etc... So it should go without saying that it was lovely to have time to talk, really talk - not virtually and catch up.

When I think about my life - growing up it's hard to find memories that don't include Christina. We could be the best of friends or the worst of enemies. And God help the soul that got on our bad side at the same time. Some of the best/worst gossiping I've ever done was with her. We were talking about a friend of ours that we have both lost touch with and I couldn't help but remember one night when were about 14/15 years old at Summer Camp. Me, Christina, & Kimberly - we snuck out of our dorm and were hanging out on the picnic table in front of our dorm. We weren't doing anything just talking and sharing what we thought were secrets. The funny part was, every secret we shared we had shared with one of the other two. So when you started to tell your secret the one you thought didn't know would cut you off to tell you the other friend had already told them. (Does that make sense?) Anyway, it was so funny and to this day one of my favorite memories.

I'm not a Taylor Swift fan and I'm not trying to get all sappy, but her new song Fifteen has had been thinking back on that age a lot lately. At fifteen I thought life couldn't get any better than those moments and that when we grew up we'd take our families on camping trips together and still have those moments of sneaking out in the middle of the night to share secrets. Obviously that's not how life turned out. I do wish that we had been better with keeping in touch with Kimberly, but I'm so glad we have managed to hold onto our friendship.

And of course because she is blogging now, she's on my butt to be better about updating. So much to your enjoyment or chagrin... I will be blogging more frequently. :)

Be sure to visit her blog, say hello and share blogging info with her and check out pictures of her stupidly cute kids (Riley, Nathaniel, Jamus, & Annabella)

Ciao for Now!

Dear 2010

Dear 2010,

Welcome! In case you were unaware your brother, 2009, sucked. I have high expectations for you. Although, this first week you have been a severe let down. Let's just hope and pray that's old whatshisbutt 09' just clearing out his remnants.

I need you to be a much better year please. Be kind to my heart, it can't take another year like last year.

I promise in turn that I will try to do right by you, and I will let everyone know what a great year you are.

I hope you don't let me down. It's early and even though it's been a ridiculously rough start, I have already started to love you. Don't let me down!

Lovingly yours,
Sandrine