Sand, Sun and Friends

Recently I went on an adventure that was basically the opposite of the typical mountain adventure. This one involved sand, the ocean, lots of sun and a air conditioned hotel room after two days of sweaty miserable camping. I went with three of my girls, Jane Jami and Lauren to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. (It's funny that I refer to us as girls because what we truly are are women, and we are proud of it.) I wont go into much detail about what happened down there because I want to keep those memories and stories just between the four of us. We had seen each other briefly back in February, but this was the first time since college that we got to spend more then two days with each other. While were we down there we came up with a term for each other: SUPER FRIENDS. Perhaps at some point in our lives knowing each other we have been best friends, but since college time and distance have made it so that we go days or even months without talking, let alone seeing each other. The fact is I call these girls my super friends because time, distance and the experiences that I have had without each of them has not taken a toll or put a damper on our friendship. (I can actually say this is true with several of my friends because I am not very good at keeping in touch.)

The Outer Banks gave us the opportunity to reconnect and believe me there was a lot of sharing going on. The stories and laughter went on non-stop, and the emotions that tagged along with the stories ran ramped. There was no need or reason for any of us to hold back because we became our own safe haven of love and support - which is another reason why these ladies are super friends.

So when ever life is going well and I feel extremely grateful for all that I have, I realize that a huge reason why things are so wonderful is because I have awesome friends. Climbing mountains, going skiing, going surfing, or drinking beer while tubing s lazy river is fun and all, but doing these things with people is what makes these experiences powerful, memorable and rich. Life without friends and family would suck, so thank you to everybody out there who has been my friend or even is a friend of a friend, you are the reason LIFE IS GOOD.