31 posts tagged “friends”
Went to a party at Michelle's house with Roxanne and bought way to much. Ate some yummy shrimp, avacado, mango salad....YUM...
I was dubbed the hair stylest for the day and did Vanessa's hair for prom. She found a photo of Taylor Swift in Peope Magazine and I attempted to copy it. She looked beautiful!
Got a phone call from a friends Mom who suggested she fly to Casa De Williams for her birthday in 3 weeks. I may need to start a count down!
Ryan and I went to dinner and a bar with a new group of friends. It was great conversation and much needed adult night out! Eric and Roxanne were able to joing us in between shuffling kids to and from prom.
This morning we slept in and then made a big breakfest. Afterwords, Kenna and I went to the grocery store and Ryan cleaned up. I planted some new flowers in the front yard. Ryan finished his term paper and his speech.
Tonight we're gonna hang out do Chili with Brayton and Gillian here at the house.
Camping.
Puddingstone.
S'mores.
Margarita's.
10 trailers, 30 people.
Campfire.
Chili with cornbread.
Water fights.
Jokes.
Games.
Miller Light.
Sunsets.
Mosquitos.
Kids.
Laughter.
Sun.
Skunks. (have to be here to understand)
Friends.
Wow! Do you know that people really read this?
I have a thought, a quandary, a little nagging voice that always pops in my head when the word "friendship" is thought of. This is the question: Should being Friends with someone be HARD work? I don't know what the answer is suppose to be? Some of my friendships are stressful and are extremely hard work. Shouldn't being friends with someone be fun and light and airy? Shouldn't you enjoy every moment of being friends with them?
When I think of these things, my mind always finds my closest fRiEnDs Holly and Charlie, because whenever we're together or talking on the phone my heart tells me how special they are and how much I really care about them.. If we're talking or together there's laughter, tears, great conversation or even looks that say a billion words. There's just this amazing feeling of COMFORT and CONTENTMENT.
This is Holly and I...
Seems like we've been fRiEnDs for a lifetime. I couldn't imagin my life without her.
Last night we had dinner with some of our good friends, then they came back to the house for a WILD game of Mexican train with the chicklings. We played for a few hours, giggling and telling jokes prolonging what we all knew had to happen. Willie and Anastacia are moving to Nashville, Tennessee on Friday and the kids are heartbroken.....So finally when the clock hit nine o'clock it was time to say our good-byes.
Christian and Madyson gave them hugs for what seemed like an eternity! Then as they were leaving Madyson grabbed Anastacia and said, "I have to give you a Nana hug!"
Anastacia wrapped her arms around my little girl and questioned, "What's a Nana hug?"
Madyson still tightly gripped on her said, "It's a special hug that I only give to Nana. I don't have very many big hugs so I save them all for her. But since your leaving I need to give you a special Nana hug."
Anastacia teared up and hugged Maddy back tight and said, "Thank-you Maddy I'll take a Nana hug anyday! I love you and we'll see you in a few months."
Maddy agreed.
Yum. That was the name of my drink last night at the Improv. It was pineapple juice, cranberry juice and coconut rum. It was delicious!
How the night panned out.
We went to Eric and Roxanne's and met up with Holly and Charlie. Then the 6 of us headed out of town to the Improv. I picked up the tickets at Will Call and then we headed to the front door, where Ryan and I were let immediately in, this was not the case for Roxanne, who got carded! She was shocked stating, "Are you kidding?" So she handed her ID to the bouncer and he started laughing and said, "Oh, my bad!" But then the rest of the night she bragged and bragged, she was so excited to get carded. Once inside we order drinks and appetizers and awaiting the show. Will and Anastaica showed up at the same time as Brayton and Gillian. The show started with two really good comedians, my stomach was kinda achy from laughing by the time Jay Mohr. He was good, but did alot of impressions of people I didn't know, so some of the jokes got lost in translation.
After the show we all headed to the Cheesecake Factory at the Gardens, for a late dinner and a "shot" of dessert. All in all it was a great night. Always alot of laughter and great conversation with our friends.
Pictures to follow tomorrow.
When I was a little girl and got into trouble I could have cared less if my parents took away my TV, phone, toys, friends, etc. What bothered me? If either one of them said the word....disappoint...Man I hated that stupid word and all of the crummy feelings that are associated with it.
So thats why all weekend I felt like my heart was so heavy. I am so disappointed. I tried to write on Friday after I heard, but, I couldn't articulate any words that would make sense.
Without going into a long story. I have a girlfriend who really needs help. She's in constant turmoil in her life and really needs something eye opening to happen to make her wake up and smell the freakin' roses! She has been in a rocky relationship for 12+ years and it seems to be getting worse. It's now to the point where she's putting her family and friends on the back burner. Making excuses and maybe even lying to cover up his hold over her. It's so hard to explain. I understand it's not her fault, this person is all she's ever known, but it is however, her fault that she refuses to talk to someone or get help. I wish she could see that if she so chose to get help, she would see how with every cover up or excuse, she in turn hurts or disappoints her mother, brother, friends, etc.
She was suppose to come down this weekend for a planned girls weekend in the desert, but at the last minute (seriously, the day of her flight) came up with a story and then text that she wasn't coming! What! I freakin' hate text messages. I couldn't hear the emotion or feelings in a text message, which is exactly why she didn't call. Because she was hiding, avoiding, covering up...again... Worst of all. I had the crappy job of explaining to the kids that no she wasn't coming. It hurt. Makenna kept asking, "but why". Maddy cried. Christian on the other hand gave me a look. Yep, he's old enough to understand and since this isn't the first time he's been disappointed, I didn't have to elaborate on anything for him. His look said a thousand words and it hurt.
So how do you help someone, who doesn't want to be helped?
On a side note, I did go to the girls trip to the desert and spent the day talking and relaxing by the pool. Got a fantastic massage and then we were joined by our husbands and kids for dinner at a yummy Mexican food restaurant. We ate on the patio and drank margarita's. It was a lot of fun, however my girlfriends absence was defiantly felt by all.
So, in my normal fashion I managed to squeeze a week worth of celebrating out of my Birthday! It all started a week ago when my parents came over and gave me my gifts early as they were leaving town. I got a new clutch purse, which is adorable, it's black patient leather with wild stripes inside! They also gave me a Helen Keller book and the first complete season of the show, "Brothers and Sisters". This show is hilarious! I watch it every week and laugh because I can relate so much to a majority of the characters. Sometimes I feel like the writer subconsciously wrote it about my family. My mother is so Sally Field's character! I can also place each of my siblings with a character!
Then a fews nights later my Mother-n-Law, Judy, came over for dinner. I made a roast, we ate and visited for a while, then we migrated into the living room for gifts. Madyson couldn't wait so she game me her Homemade card early. It was really cute, we taped it up on the wall in my closet. (where I keep everything the kids write or draw for me) Next I opened my gift from Judy and this is what I found...
Wow! It's beautiful! It's a solitaire pearl on a silver chain and you can't tell from the photo, but there is tiny scalloped hearts connecting the pearl to the chain. It's absolutely gorgeous! I have a strand of pearls that Ryan gave me years ago, but nothing that this that can be worn on a more daily basis.
Then on my actual birthday one of the girls in the office set these on my desk...
She decided flowers in the place of cake, so I wouldn't be tempted to cheat on my diet. The flowers smelled yummy, infact just as yummy as a cake would have! That night we went to dinner with some friends. Ryan planned it at California Pizza Kitchen, so, of course I cheated on my diet! I had one avocado egg roll and then Ryan and I split a Waldorf salad and a BLT Pizza. It was soooooooo good. There was 10 of us, the company was fun and the conversations were fantastic! Too fantastic to be relayed. Lets just say by then end of the night my cheeks hurt from laughing!
My surprise of the evening was the person on the end in the gray shirt, Jason, here from Washington! This is my "brother", it's rare when we get to see him, so it was a great gift for him to be there to enjoy my Bday with me! Oh, I also got some more goodies...
The next day I got this card in the mail. When I was little my dad never called me Tammie, he always called me "Monkey".
The inside of the card said, "Did you say you really wanted a Monkey Card"? then shockingly my father actually signed it! This never happens, it's usually mom who buys and signs everything.
Saturday morning the door bell rang and it was the UPS man with a package from my sister. As I was opening it I was telling Ryan, "I hope she bought me the purse she was wearing when she came down for Christmas, because I loved it!" Then I started laughing, because just after finishing that sentence this is what I unwrapped.
So thanks Denice, love you and glad we have the same taste! Whew, my Bday week ended last night when we met Ryan's Dad, Stepmom and Sister for dinner. The restaurant I chose was training some new people, which made ordering pretty interesting and made for humorous dinner conversation. Ethan was in heaven when Grandma Debra gave him a ice cream cone.
Tomorrow I plan on using my gift card from Enoch and Debra to buy shoes! They got me a gift card to a store directly across the street from my office, so this will allow me plenty of time to browse and admire the shoe department!
Katie "tagged" me. So apparently, I'm it....
The rules are to list 6 little known things, obsessions, or quirks about yourself and then tag someone else to do the same. Here it goes!
1. I hate confrontation. It's funny because I never thought I would be a pleaser. But, I absolutely 100% hate confrontation. Life is too short. Arguing, fighting, disagreeing is a huge waste of time and 95% of the time in unnecessary. I would much rather listen and take someone acting like an idiot then to argue back.
2. I have tried numerous times to stop biting my nails. It's a terrible habit, picked up thanks to my father, who is also a nail bitter! Now, Maddy, generation 3 has begun this nervous habit.
3. Last year I started eating meat for the first time in my life. Even as a baby/child I hated meat, but now, I say bring on the In-N-Out burger animal style please! Yum!
4. OK, I admit it I think deep down I have undiagnosed O.C.D. (obsessive compulsive disorder) My house is spotless, I clean and organize coworkers desks and work spaces. I arrange my kids closets in colored order. I clean out my purse everyday. I walk behind my two toddlers picking up toys as they are playing. It's a discussion my sister and I have frequently......It must be a family trait, oh, sorry mom!
5. I hit the snooze button everyday for over a 30 minute span. The clock is set for one whole hour more then necessary to allow for my constant snooze obsession! This drives Ryan crazy!
6. I'm still scared of the dark. Yep, I will not walk into a dark room. We keep our blinds open upstairs 24 hours a day, so that even at night the street lights will help illuminate the room. I make Ryan open the closet door and check behind the shower curtain before I can fall asleep.
So there you have it, 6 facts. Now I tag Michelle and Steffani....
Received a card that made me cry. This is what it said:
Finding time for friendship seems more complicated than ever. That's why the easy kind of friendship we share means so very much. I know I can depand on you, no matter how much time passes between our visits or phone calls. Just knowing you are there fills my days with comfort of being thought of, the warmth of being cared about, and the joy of being understood. It would be wonderful to see you more often, but it's also wonderful knowing we don't have to work at impressing each other or building trust. Whenever I think of true friendship, I think of you. Thanks for being the greatest friend ever. Love you, Stacey
