Before you people

Well, I am pretty sure I’ve lost my best friend. I’m not going to go into details about what happened because some things just don’t need to be shared.

I’ve been BFFs with this girl since I was 21… so just a little over 9 years now. I have watched her daughter grow from a chubby 8-month old into a little girl who turns 10 next month. I was there for the birth of her son and 5 months later she was there when CD was born. Heck, she even cut the cord ’cause Cat wouldn’t go anywhere near it. I thought she was the girl I would know for the rest of my life. The girl who would go walk the malls with me when we were old and retired. We’d wear matching shirts and brag about our grandkids.

This is apparently not to be. And, you know, if this had happened a year ago I would be devastated right now. Don’t get me wrong, I am heart-broken and sick about it… but I am surviving. This is due, in large part, to you people.

You people who have been a cumulative rock in my life for a little over a year now. You people who always know the right things to say when I am feeling sad or desperate or lost. Your comments and tweets mean more to me than I can ever, ever describe. So, I just wanted to tell all of you thank you, thank you for being here for me when even she wasn’t. I love you all. Nearest and dearest to my heart are Lissa, April, Christy, Christie O, Lisa, Thea, Angie, Keli and Hannah. (Even though Hannah is my cousin-in-law and my in-real-life bestie, she’s still made it a point to comment here when I need her most.) And, if I forgot anyone, I am sorry! You ALL mean the world to me.