Truly Happy

One would think I could come up with a more clever way to describe the peace and sense of completeness I feel when I'm around my friends from college. However, every time I am with them I catch myself thinking, "This is how it feels to be truly happy."

My friends are brilliant, hilarious, giving people. I have been blessed by them a million times over. We are in four different states but I think we do a fair job of seeing each other. It is not nearly enough, of course, but they've never stopped making me feel like I was a high priority to them.

We've gone on to advanced degrees, travel, marriages, parenthood, and a few impressively successful careers. It's a far cry from spending every waking (and sleeping) moment together like we did at Waldorf. But somehow we've managed to grow closer instead of further apart.

I love them. I miss them. I am thankful every day for their friendship.

Our group shots require a bit more effort these days. I see that Tali, ever the organizer, is the one asking Sam to join the group. Meanwhile, Beckett is wielding a toy pulled off of Matilda's exersaucer.

L-R: Emilie and Matilda, Tali and Beckett, Ben, Amy and Nolan, Joy, and Sam

I wish someone had told me to sit on the other arm of the chair, and that Sam had been in the shot and cooperating, but otherwise I love this picture. Look at those faces! Truly happy.