Sisters-in-Heart

I have been blessed with the best friends in the universe! Friendship is very important to me and I have been inspired and touched by my wonderful friends. I could write many a blog devoted to each and every friend I have. I try to let my friends know how important they are to me on a regular basis. I would be bereft to lose any of them as they all play a unique and special role in my life. Some of these friends I have known since I was four years old, others are more recent but they are all dear to me. I like to say friends are like stars. You may not see them every night but you always know they are there! I truly believe my universe is full of bright, shining stars! I vow to be the best friend I can be and will try harder to let all of my friends know how much they mean to me!

As many of you know, I lost a dear friend in 2006. Daphne was Godmother to my daughter and I had a tattoo done in her honour. She called me her "Sister-in-Heart." Ours was a special friendship. We were very different and she was quite a bit older than I but our core values and interests were totally in line. Her influence in my life lives on through the great memories we created together and the things she taught me. I think of her daily and she is still with me in spirit.

Fast forward to June 2009. I met a woman named Adrienne at a mutual friend's party in California. She seemed to be a lovely and unique gal and we chatted about a mutual love:cupcakes! We became facebook "friends" and I soon noticed we had many similar interests and our posts were very simpatico. We were both happy and positive souls! She actually reached out to me first via e-mail. She shared that she found my posts inspiring and that she also would like my address as she liked to send what she termed "FUN MAIL." Soon the FUN MAIL started arriving! I really enjoyed the cards and sweet treasures she sent and soon I was doing the same for her! I had never met anyone so genuinely happy to receive my little found treasures in the mail! She was a joy to treasure hunt for! Many of the things I sent would be meaningless to anyone but her. We also started e-mailing and our friendship grew and deepened. I came to look forward to hearing from her, and her snail mail and e-mails are truly one of the highlights of my day! I love nicknames and I gave her one (I believe EVERYONE should have a nickname) S4. It stands for "Sparkling-Sweet- Sunshine-Star". She is all that and more! After many more months of corresponding our friendship grew to the point where I felt she was truly my "Sister-in-Heart."

I recently had the opportunity to visit with my Sister-in Heart, S4 in California. We spent the day in San Francisco. We mainly just talked and talked and I think I totally out- talked her which is one of my biggest vices! Iso enjoyed being with her. We were able to have a couple of cupcake toasts and jump for joy together which is what I really looked forward to doing! We are planning another visit in the next few months and I cannot wait! My Sister-in-Heart makes my heart sing!!!!!!

I love what Nathan Scott said about friendship: "It is hard when you miss people but if you miss someone that means you are lucky. It means you had someone special in your life. Someone worth missing." So true! I am one lucky gal! XO