MamaLaw #4 – Celebrate your girlfriends

Posted on 11.27.06 at 10:32 am

Here I was all set to issue a proclamation creating a “Girlfriends’ Day” when, lo and behold, I discovered that there already is one! Apparently the 3rd Sunday in September has been celebrated as National Women’s Friendship Day since 1999. Who knew??

This was a particularly tough weekend on the marriage front and I would not have made it through as well as I did had it not been for close friends. Mind you, J. Jones and J. Ny both decided not to answer their phones when I called amidst my crisis, but I must say that there have been many times when they have answered and lent me their shoulders to lean on. Anyway, without getting into the nitty gritty details, I just wanted to let the world know that I am thankful for the blessing of caring and supportive girlfriends. Since I missed National Women’s Day this year, I am taking today to say thanks!!

So remember to take time to celebrate the important women in your life — it’s important to let them know that they are appreciated. Now, I am starving for some “girltime,” so I am tempted to say “let’s start planning our next GirlTrip!” but (pfft!) we all know how that story goes… Just in case you forgot, let me recap:

GirlTrip 2003 (Martha’s Vineyard) – Decent Turnout
GirlTrip 2004 (Bahamas) – Sad Turnout
GirlTrip 2005 (Chicago) – Sorry (Diva) Turnout
Girltrip 2006 (Houston) – No Turnout!

I have hopes that we’ll get it together one day. In light of the pathetic success rate of our yearly GirlTrips, maybe I should have been focusing on a 5-year reunion instead. Can you believe 2007 is pratically here?

Love ya’ll!