Old friends really are the best friends.
After all, they knew you when. When you had braces. When you hairsprayed your bangs until they were so stiff that tornadic winds wouldn't make them budge. When you collected troll dolls and listened to NKOTB. When you wore pinch-rolled jeans, slap bracelets, and layered socks. When you were the epitome of awkward but were blissfully unaware.
This weekend, one of my oldest & best friends (Danielle) came to visit. I've known her since she was in kindergarten & I was in second grade. Even though she claims I was sometimes mean to her back then (I mean, I was 2 grades older and WAY too cool to hang out with someone so young, what can I say?!), she still makes the 4 hour trip down south twice a year. And I love her for that.
Danielle also received the Camden Stamp Of Approval, which is no easy feat. This kid chooses his inner circle very selectively. Initially there were many side-eye glances & long stares, but he ultimately warmed up to her and let her tickle him & play with his toys. He rarely let us out of his sight all weekend. When Danielle & I were going to make a Starbucks run (leaving Camden home with Daddy), he frantically grabbed his shoes, ran them over to me, and yelled "Bye Bye!" He wasn't about to let Mommy & his New Friend go on a coffee date without him!
All in all, it was a fantastic weekend filled with long talks, brownie making, wine drinking, and movie watching. And, thankfully, no scrunchies or Hypercolor shirts.
5 comments:
You beat me to it! I was so totally gonna leave you a comment that said 'one is silver and the other's gold'....ha, your post cracked me up. We were definitely friends in our past 80's life.
It was great seeing Danielle. I love her too. I feel like she's a member of our family. Would love to see her more often. And Camden has good taste.
So glad to hear you had a great weekend!!! Friends like that are so rare and precious.
I am glad to hear that Danielle got Camden's stamp of approval. And I am sure she was glad as well!
And, about your post. I have had that Girl Scout song stuck in my head for the last 2 days. I have been singing it ever since I saw the title of your post. And the throwbacks? Well, I love me some NKOTB (but you already knew that from BBC) AND I came across some pictures at my Grandma's a couple of weeks ago where I was wearing my peg rolled jeans and my bangs were WAY big. TOO FUNNY. And I had completely forgotten about the bracelets. Thanks for the reminder of our past lives!!
aww, sweet post... i love you and mom too. and camden is the CUTEST little guy- very happy to have his approval :) and thanks for a great getaway weekend... i needed it.
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