Precious Friends

Down south they use the term 'precious'.  We had a waitress say it to us over the past weekend in that sweet southern draw of the south, pr-rec-ious.  Recollecting my weekend I think of how precious my oldest friends are to me:  Laura, Courtney and Yas  In some ways, these 3 girls know me better than Ryan.  They know my family and hometown, my years of stumbling thru the teens and the trials of my twenties, they know what makes me tick.  They can make me laugh and/or cry with ease.  They know me.  And I know them.  And that is precious.

To sum up my 5 day weekend, I hitched a ride with a co-worker and her husband to Myrtle Beach, and received the new nickname of Daisy (as in Driving Miss Daisy).  I met Court's adorable new baby, Stella.  I took part in a tacky pink flamingo welcome committee at Myrtle Beach airport to greet Yas and her friend (now my friend), Stef to SC.  We headed to Charleston, SC on Friday, met up with Laura, and we rocked the town pink in tutus, as if it was our true Charleston (WV) hometown.  Yas's bachelorette celebration was a huge success.  Dancing, laughing, and smiles all around.  Saturday we attended a Coptic Christian Egyption Wedding reception at Folly Beach, SC.  Everyone was super nice considering 4 of us were wedding crashers (Yas was invited).  Sunday we said goodbye to Laura and Stef, and went back to Myrtle Beach to hang with Stella.  Then my friends picked me up and drove Miss Daisy back to Front Royal, VA.  Whew...what an enjoyable and fast weekend with my girls!

Ryan and the kids seemed to have fun without me, and I'm not even sure I was missed.  Boo.  They played volleyball, swam at the river, watched Nascar, and went to Nick's first football game of the season - Nick's team won and he made 3 touchdown passes!!!  When I asked if they wanted to stay with me Monday night (remember I've been gone for 5 days), they chose to stay at Grandma's.  Boo twice.  Ryan went to the Redskin vs Steeler pre-season opener game, so I was alone Monday night.  Boo thrice.  In my saddened state, I hit the sack at 8 pm and enjoyed a peaceful night. 

Work is extremely busy for me right now.  I possibly have to work the next 4 of the 5 weekends coming up.  The first is this Sunday.  This is also the most busiest time of the year for the kids sports. 

Wish me luck.