The Little Things...Girlfriends

     I knew I wanted to write a post today but had a hard time thinking of my own little things that happened this week.  After a week filled with child meltdowns, early mornings and late nights it occurred to me that the thing I can always depend on is my girlfriends.....they are my little thing this week.  Since becoming a mom I have needed my girlfriends more and more, whether it be advice on what to feed my babies or a listening ear when I needed to vent.....my girlfriends have been there. 
     Recently the relationship with many of my girlfriends has changed for the better.  As I have gotten older I have realized that I need different girlfriends for different things, while I adore them all, they each bring something wonderful to my life. 
     There is the girlfriend who cried tears of joy with me upon learning I was finally pregnant with my son and then 2 years later who held my hand when I was surprised to learn of my pregnancy with my daughter and comforted me during the post partum depression that followed.  She is the one who I would call if I ever needed bail money and would never ask why.  She is invaluable to me and I Love her.....
     There is the girlfriend who has been my girlfriend since middle school, who always ends an e-mail or Facebook message with I Love You and does not care who sees it.  She is my friend that I can confide in whenever I am scared or worried about something and I Love her......
     There is my girlfriend who I had not spoken to since high school and now I can't imagine not speaking or texting with for a day.  She makes me laugh, reassures me when I am feeling like a horrible mother for not wanting to watch cartoons.  She has inspired me to be a better wife, person, mother and friend.  She listens to my cheesy "Guess what the children said or did today" stories and laughs with me.  She is a person that I can text or call at 10:00 at night upon realizing my daughter painted her room with Vaseline and searches for ways to remove it and for that I Love her.....
     There is my girlfriend who has shown a massive amount of people how to have strength when facing the most horrible of events.  Through her courage, strength and immeasurable love for her daughter she has helped us be strong while we were trying to help her in some small way.  Just by her allowing me to call her a friend truly humbles me, she has taught me that it really is the little things in life that mean the most, to cherish every minute with your children, and most importantly through allowing many of us to be a witness to her unwavering strength she has taught us how to be better mommy's and for that I Love her.....
     This is just a short description of some of my girlfriends, I have many more who are wonderful mommy's, wives, friends and confidants and yes I Love them all....
     I know only a couple of people read this and that is ok the most important thing is that this is heartfelt and pure and if anyone stumbles upon it they are fortunate to not only have great girlfriends but that they appreciate all the little things......

The Little Things...a brief explination

How many times have we all heard the phrase "it is all about the little things"?  Since becoming a mommy of two young children I have come to believe this statement even more.  Some days are busy and we may not take the time to realize what went well that day....whether it is no line at Starbucks in the morning or realizing you have a $20 bill in your pocket that you forgot about, realizing that these types of things are good may make all the difference in your day.  I will be the first one to say it is not easy to appreciate this, sometimes days later we will realize what is good in our days however trivial it is.  For example, I was recently preparing lunch for my children on a rainy, yucky day.  We had been stuck inside and all going stir crazy, on this particular day I was making grilled cheese for them and as I was getting the butter out I thought "spreadable butter what a complete waste of money, but I love it" and it that moment I realized that was my "little thing" for the morning.  Now, I realize that this is totally crazy, in the great scheme of things but I don't care....it is all about the little things.  That is what I hope to do here point out all the little things that can help get us through the day, week, month or even year.  I will share our family story a little later on, but for now I'm focusing on the little things...