My Buddy and Me

I have been blessed with 2 wonderful friends. One came to me through a job we both ended up hating but, was the start of our 9 year friendship. We are both overall low maintenance. We are laid back about most things but, are both particular about things in the same areas of life. We are a similar mix of positive and negative out looks. It is an easy but strong friendship surviving her 3 year stint working in another country (from when I was pregnant with my first to when I was pregnant with my 3rd) and a 45 minute drive between our houses. She is intelligent, well spoken, artistic, and confident. She recently had her first child, who looks exactly like her. Unless her husband is holding the baby, then she looks exactly like him! My husband and I are both so glad to be sharing this phase of our lives with them.

The other arrived in my life about 3 years ago. I was pregnant with my second and standing at the sink doing dishes - barefoot, no less! The blinds were open so I could see the house next to / behind us (we live on a corner) that was for sale. A car drove up and a couple who looked to be about the same age as I, got out of the car. I was happy to see them and thought to myself "It would be great if they have young kids too" At that same time she was going around to the passenger side of the car to get her daughter out! Better still, her daughter looked to be about the same age as mine! I was elated. Turns out she is a few weeks older than I and her daughter is a few months older than mine. She is also a lot like me. We both like crafts, we're adventerous in our own way, we have a high school, band geek past (we still have a little of it), and we're similar parents. She just had her second child - a little more than 12 hours ago actually. She's outgoing, EASY to like, and has a very sunny outlook. My husband and I couldn't have wished for better neighbors.

I'm just very blessed to have them both in my life with the added bonus that their husbands and mine like each other too.