It's all my husbands fault. He had a myspace page ages ago. I was not into that. He then started facebook. It had a bunch of games and other stuff that he thought I would like and suggested I get a page too. I did and a little monster was born. When I find a new friend I haven't heard from in ages I will be on all the time talking back and forth. You know the initial stage is always the best. Back and forth communication to catch up and then it dies down. I can't play all the crazy games though I have been invited too. They just take up too much time and I'm a busy girl. It's great for paranoid people as they can check up as much as they want. There's this beautiful list of what you did and when, love that it gives the time. I can check up on my kids. My husband can check up on me. Just have to make sure you read everything through maybe a few times.
I started talking to a few girls from high school. There are a lot more now but we'll get to that. One day I thought I was going to Dawns house just to hang out and catch up with her. Maybe the day before she told ma another girl we went to school with would be there. OK I thought. No biggie, was looking forward to getting to know Dawn and he little ones but I could still do that. When I got there I found out possibly three other girls we went to school with would be coming. I felt a little ambushed and surprised. Two showed up. One with her kids one without. We had a great time. Not what i expected but it was a lot of fun and a lot of catching up. I learned they had been getting together for awhile and felt great to be included. We get together at least once a month and as more of us from school get on facebook more are invited to join in. A few days ago there were eight of us here at my house and 19 children. It was a little crazy and A LOT of fun. Honestly cannot wait to do it again. For awhile I wasn't getting together with anyone. I didn't have the space to have people over and was always worried about the money I had to spend to entertain and keep friends. A strange way of thinking I know but I couldn't help it. I also think I wasn't very happy when I was my larger self. I didn't want to be around people. I love the way I'm looking and I love entertaining everyone in my bigger house. Thanks to facebook and my husband.
You know what I find amazing, how life switches. When my wife and I were dating and married a couple of years, I had friends, lots of them. I would hang out with my friends a lot despite her not liking it. Because of her children and possibly paranoia, she didn't really hang out with her friends. I was hoping she would then she would leave me alone, but it didn't happen. Until, facebook. Now she has a lot of friends, hangs out with them all the time and I am so happy for her. I think it is great she can have friends over, their kids and recollect past memories of high school or talk about "women" stuff. Me? All my friends are either gone or far away. My best friends from 10 years ago are in South Carolina and the other I don't even talk to. Other friends are in Georgia, Florida, Maryland, Arizona and just the past couple of years London. Work friends live at least an hour away. I grew up having a lot of neighborhood friends. Then I had hardly any friends. Then I had a lot of friends, and now I don't have many again, at least any I can hang out with. SO it's her turn, and I am thrilled for her and I am happy to know that some of it is because of me. Maybe one day my friends will come back. I love my family more than anything in this world, yes even the Yankees, but I wouldn't mind hanging with a couple of buddies ever now and then. If the trend continues, maybe I will again one day.
ReplyDeletewow.. i made your blog! im honored. glad we reconnected! oh and i love that you add to this blog rob! wish matt would add to ours!
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