Friendship

Best....excelling all others. Friend....attached to another by affection or esteem. Both as defined by Webster. Best Friend....Becky Sawusch. This is defined by me.

How is it that someone you haven't seen in over eight years (however, that will not be the case as of Saturday, October 25th.....eight more sleeps!!) can still know you so well?? How is it that someone you thought you had lost as part of your life can walk back in and pick up where we left off? How is it that you can have such a strong bond with someone that you both have the same kind of dogs and didn't even know before getting your own dog?? How is it this person can still love you the way she does when you weren't there for her in the most difficult times in her life??

So many people go through life with friends and acquaintances, but how many can say that they have a BEST FRIEND? I feel so totally blessed that I can say that. Sure, I married my best friend....that's how everyone's spouse should be to them, but I'm talking about a girl friend who knows you maybe better than you know yourself.

There aren't many things I look forward to or get really excited about but for the last six months or so I've been so excited about our upcoming vacation. Why you ask?? Well, it's easy....I get to spend a week with my BEST FRIEND and her hubby.....oh yeah, my hubby with be there too!! LOL I look so forward to grabbing a lounge chair on the Lido Deck, with a drink in hand, and my BEST FRIEND next to me talking and catching up. What shall we do with the husbands?? They are on their own!! LOL Okay, not for the entire cruise, but at least one day.

I've missed out on the last eight years of her life and I vow never to do that again. Sure, we live in different states, but thank goodness for technology.....how the heck did we live without email, webcams, cell phones, and text messaaging?? I'm so ready to make new memories with Becky and Walt. Frank and I are so excited that they have chose to spend their vacation with us and drive such a long way to make this happen.

Becky, you mean the world to me and I want to take this opportunity to say, "I'm so sorry for not being there for you when you needed me most". I love you so much and I can't put into words how happy I am that you are apart of my life once again.

Watch out Mexico....here come the Rhodes and Sawusch!!!