Friends

You know those friends who are true friends?  Those friends that really can just come over whenever and you have no qualms about how picked up your house is or if there are dirty dishes in the sink?  Or that you can go to their house whenever just because and always feel welcome.  We had those friends before we moved, the E's.  Amazingly enough I was friends with the wife and Hubby was friends with the husband and all our girls were friends.  It happens, just not that often. 

To be perfectly honest, I was a little afraid of what our friendship would become once we moved.  I knew we would have the best intentions of staying in touch, but both of our families are busy with our lives.  Neither Mrs. E or myself are the type to write each other an email every day.  I know our Hubbies have talked several times, but that doesn't necessarily help the Mrs. and I.  Back in October my Hubby took our girls and went camping with the E's when I went from my Grandma's funeral.  Good for the Hubbies to catch up and our girls to enjoy each other, but again, not very helpful for my friendship with Mrs. E.

When the E's called several weeks ago and asked if they could come stay with us for the weekend, we were all excited and looked forward to them coming.  And you know what?  It was like we hadn't been in two different states for the past 4 months.  We were all completely comfortable with each other.  Having an extra 5 people in our home wasn't any more stressful than having family here.  All our girls played with each other just like they always have.  The Hubbies started several discussions about the church and basically had many "preacher" discussions.  Mrs. E and I shared the same snarky attitude we always have, and the ability to laugh about the same things. 

All the girls together

I'm so thankful to know that even though we don't live in the same town and see each other several times a week, our friendship can remain strong.  The knowledge that we can get together after many months of not seeing each other and pick back up right where we left off is such a blessing.  And the best part is that it is a blessing for myself, Hubby and our girls!