i just got done vacuuming the apartment and as i was putting the vacuum up, i thought "really rachel? even your vacuum is yellow?" everything that i can get in yellow - i do.
this weekend was yellow. why? my friends.
i got to spend quality time with my mom {who is definitely my friend}. i got to go to a concert where my friend was performing and listen to him with my two best friends in the world and their husbands. i got to see sheila {who started as an acquaintance, grew to a business partner of some sort and has graduated to being the savior of my sanity. most definitely a great friend.} i got to hang out saturday afternoon with my sister's best friend libby. last night, i sat by the pool, went to dinner and then went dancing with 4 of my best friends. i woke up today to them still in my house :) and then 2 of my lifelong best friends came over this afternoon.
lots of friends.
i'm a lucky girl. friends to laugh with, friends that pay at happy hour {thanks paul!}, friends that really don't mean to make you cry but hug you when you do {uhhh, thanks paul!}, friends that come over and sit on the couch and stalk facebook with you, friends that don't get mad at you for being dramatic and throwing a ripped up receipt at them, friends that know you don't like hugs but do it anyway when you need one, friends that make you laugh so hard you can't breathe, friends that don't mind sharing a bed with you, another friend, and a dog, friends that.....i could keep going.
like i said, i'm a lucky girl. and can i just pause to say that i realize i mentioned at least 6 best friends above? i have even more. i know that typically 'best' can only be rewarded to one but in terms of friendship, i don't compare my friends to decide which one is best. if you're honest and loving and helpful and supportive and trustworthy and hilarious - you're the best kind of friend so you're my best friend. easy as that.
i haven't always been the best friend. i have moments when i'm not honest, i'm not supportive or helpful. {i'm always hilarious though.} and what makes my friends the best is that they forgive me for it. i need to add that to the list. forgiving. the best quality of all.
they make my life yellow. and in times when things are so dark, they bring me back to who i am. there's a proverb that says 'laughter is to the soul what soap is to the body.' i love that. i also love the fun fact that you can burn like a bajillion calories laughing and while i haven't seen that work yet, i'm still trying to make it.
i focus so often on what i do not have when what i have is immeasurable. i have so much to be grateful for including the people in my life that pick me up when i'm down, laugh at my terrible jokes & won't judge me for wearing the same dress for 36 hours {oops}.
life is so yellow.
oh and by the way, my bright yellow vacuum cleaner is AWESOME. duh.
xx
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