Day 273 – Here come the girls
Today has been bloody brilliant. My girls who I have known since my university days came down to see me today and we had a wonderful time. They are an absolute giggle a minute and we try to get together as often as our lives allow. These are the same girls who have stuck by me in spite of my tendency to go underground when I get ill and they have never given up on me no matter how many phone calls I avoid.
Though I was due to host our get together there was talk of calling it off due to concerns I wasn’t up to it but in truth I needed something to look forwards to and they never fail to cheer me up. We refer to all our get togethers as Brownie Camps which is a little odd but had something to do with a night out where a lot of wine was drunk.
The best thing about their visit was that I was able to relax and just enjoy it and though my illness was a topic it did not I hope dominate as I did not want it to do. One of the girls, a sweetheart who is always there for me when I am going through my crazy phases, is getting married in a years time and we are all so happy for her the chat tended to swing towards talk of her wedding and our future generally.
These are the kind of friends, we all have them, who you cannot see for a year but there is no awkward silences or any annoyance about a lack of contact. They are intelligent, beautiful and independent women and they make those idiots on the apprentice look like a pack of hyenas. I love them all dearly and if I ever get married they will join with my older friends in being bridesmaids though I may make them wear brownie badges.
We indulged ourselves a lot and for the first time in months I actually allowed myself to get a little bit tipsy, or a lot. I know that I should not have done but it was nice to feel normal again and being with them was a breath of fresh air that I needed. They know me and do not judge me for what I have been through as we have all had problems in the past but know that no matter what we are there for one another.
It has been a long time since I have felt able to talk about the future but they help me to see again and it is not long before I am joining in with plans about trips abroad and our next reunion. It is all too easy when you are depressed to hide away but I am so glad that they came to stay. I had feared that embarrassment about the last few weeks would leave me shy and that I would seem to them changed but they just made me feel so normal again and it was a fantastic feeling.
Though we live in different places and our careers are varied we keep in contact and I know these girls will be in my life for the rest of forever. I remember my mother telling me that the friends you meet at university will be friends always and with these three I know it to be the case.
