Today's post is my first on happiness- and the last in my rotation for the week of health, wealth & happiness.
So, what to write about? I have so many things to blog about when it comes to happiness- my childhood, my husband, and of course my baby boy. But, those things are SO expected and ALWAYS thought of when you're a married mother (but, they will be blogged on soon)!
What many of us forget about and what I wouldn't exchange for anything is what I was before I was Mrs. Josh Goodnight, before I was Gage's mommy, heck- before I even knew how to spell my name. Before all of those things I have become, I was a friend.
My friends are truly my happiness. No time nor distance can pull us apart. We love each other through thick and thin- through happy times and sad- through education and lack thereof. We rarely hold our tongues, we frequently pop the top, we always are a phone call (or text) away.
As a mother and wife, I know that it is often difficult to take time away from our husbands and children to have girl time- but it is NEEDED! So, for all you ladies reading this blog- pick up your DayPlanners and schedule a weekend. Us girls have done it all (minus Vegas...that's next on the list...Bekah's bachelorette party, perhaps?). We have vacationed in a tent on the river, we have flown to the southern most point in the USA for 8 days only to be followed by local creepers (ha!), we go to eat, we go to shop, we have holiday parties, we have Grey's Anatomy parties, we really get together for any good excuse to talk! Our next get togethers involve carving pumpkins, dressing up for Halloween and then a weekend get-away to our cabin in Virginia.
The song by JJ Heller says it the best when it comes to my friends: "Who will love me for me? Not for what I have done or what I have become." I love my friends for who they are (very diverse to say the least!), and I know they love me likewise.
Enjoy these snapshots of us...
Janna, Meg, me, Bekah, Carrie (missing Ally in this photo- it was her wedding!)- Summer 2011
Meg, Bekah, Janna, me (Gage in the belly), Carrie- Summer 2010
Ally, Janna, me & Carrie- the night that Gage entered the world!- August 25, 2010
Cheers to you...and your best of friends,
Erica
1 comment:
I didn't realize you had started a blog! Love it! We are truly blessed to be such a great group of "sisters" or best friends; interchangeable synonyms in our lives! Such a sweet blog! We all love you too! I hope everyone's ready to take on the competition... reigning carver champion is cooking up something good for Friday! ;)
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