This
week’s subject has proven more difficult than I expected. Initially I thought
it was a no-brainer. Because I’m an only child my friends fill many roles for
me. I have a few friends I’ve known for many years and by now our bonds feel
much like what I imagine having a sibling would be like (in fact, I often refer
to my friend Jake as “my brother from another mother”). I have many wonderful
photos of me with friends but as I scrolled through them all I realized that
the most important moments of our friendships are not ones that are typically
photographed. When I lost my job a couple of years ago, my close friends
rallied around me in a way I had never imagined. I couldn’t have made it
through that experience without them but it’s tough to capture that in a photo.
So while thinking about why I love my friends, I remembered a text picture that
I received from my friend Melissa a couple months back.
Of
course this isn’t very significant without a back story, but that’s what’s so
special about friendships. This wine comes from the winery owned by Dave
Matthews (I happen to harbor a borderline obsessive love for Dave Matthews). I
had a difficult time finding his wine when it first came out and in fact was
able to get some at Target thanks to Melissa telling me she had seen some
there. On this particular day, Melissa had seen the wine on sale for a price
that she believed was actually a mistake and was giving me a heads up so that I
might be able to get some. This sweet friend of mine has two beautiful little
children plus a husband so I am sure that her time at the grocery store is not
leisurely. When I saw that she had taken the time to take this photo & text
me, I was touched and I remember thinking “Now that is friendship”.
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