Friendships

I just have to share about my day on Tuesday because it was one of those overly crazy days but at the same time it was so worth it, even the tiredness that followed the next day.

Sometime late morning on Tuesday I got a call from my mother-in-law because we've been trying to decide when to get together one last time before Seth (Ehren's oldest brother) had to fly back to New York.  It seemed like the best idea to get together at our house for a quick dinner of pizza but it ended up pretty rushed because not everybody came on time and then Ehren's parents, Seth and I had to leave for the night around 6pm.  It was good to see Seth again, but a pretty crazy time from the time my couple daycare kids got picked up until 6pm.

So off I went to my Zumba class that takes an hour.  On my way there I'm thinking how in the world am I going to do this because I was so tired from a busy day with the kids and on top of that trying to keep the house as neat as possible for the company.  But, I got through it and actually thought in the middle of it that this is the best thing for me right now, to relieve some of that tension from the day and just take care of myself for a bit.  When it was done I headed straight to Walmart because it was my only time to go pick up some groceries we needed.  That took almost an hour and I think partly it was because I was just dragging my feet after dancing for an hour.  And usually my evenings end there and I head home ready for bed, but a good friend of mine was painting a house they're about to close on so I offered to help.  A couple other friends came too and it was the best girl time in a long time.  I'm not sure though how much we actually helped her painting because we only did one bathroom but we sure had a great time talking about all sorts of things. :)  We just don't get enough time together at this stage of life when we're all busy with our own children and families.  We decided we have to start getting together some evenings like that, after the kids are in bed until whenever.  I'm so thankful Ehren lets me go out like this when I need to and he takes care of the kiddos.  Sometimes it is the only sanity break for me.

So I didn't get home until 10:45 that night which is pretty late for me during the week but it was so worth it.  My socializing tank was full that night. :)  It is just a good reminder for me how important friendships are and how important it is to keep them growing at every stage of life, even when I'm too tired to do anything and even when I don't feel like it because in the end my friendships bless me more than I could say.