A dinner

I went to dinner the other night with a friend.  We laughed and we joked, but we had a very long, meaningful conversation.  She told me things that bothered her.  I told her the things that bothered me.  She told me her hopes and fears of the futures.  I told her mine.  She told me secrets; things that she has been keeping for years.  She confided in me because she knows she can trust me.  I told her my thoughts and revealed some secrets of my own. 

During this dinner, I realized a few things:
Trust is not just given to one, it is earned.  She can trust me because I have never let her down and she knows that I will never let her down.  

A good friend is someone you can laugh with one minute and cry with the next.  Share things only with them.

I have never loved a woman as much as I love this one.  I have known this fabulous woman her entire life.  She is, without a doubt, my best friend, my closest confidant, my life, my daughter.

XOXO 

What the.....????

There have been some things I did not understand.  I just didn't get it.  Here are the ones that popped into my widdle head.....

1.     Pinterest
Really?  What the heck? 
Let me understand this concept....you find pictures, of what other people have posted, and you put them on your imaginary webified board.  You take pictures and "pin" them on a board that only exists in your imagination.  You spend half of your day going through other peoples pictures and deciding what you like and pin them onto your board. 
Currently, I have 20 boards and 423 pins. 
I'm not entirely sure I still get it, but I like it!

2.    Downton Abbey
This series is on PBS.  Yuck.  What do you watch on PBS?  Nothing.
This series is set in England.  Yuck.  Who likes British television?  No one.
This series started in 1912.  Yuck.  Who likes period pieces?  No one.
This series is about classes and classes within classes.  Yuck.  Who likes to be judged and classed?  No one.
Currently, I have just finished the 3rd Season and anxiously awaiting the 4th Season.  In fact, the 4th season cannot come fast enough.  I check every Sunday night to see if there is a new episode on.  I wonder if indeed one of my favorite characters is dead.  I wonder if Downton Abbey can overcome all of the sadness and deep grief that have been bestowed upon the house.  I wonder if the economic status of the estate will turn around.  I wonder....okay, I think you get it.  I love Downton Abbey.

3.   Pajama Pants in Public
Okay...I am not okay with this and I never will be. 
There is a time and place for pajama pants, my grocery store is not one of them. 
Please, please, please, take 3 minutes of your precious time and put on a real pair of pants before you leave the house.  THREE MINUTES!!!

4.  Yoga Pants in Public
Unlike #3, I believe that yoga pants are entirely acceptable outerwear.  I would never wear my yoga pants in public because I like to cover up the imperfections in my body, not exploit them.  But hey, if you feel good enough to wear your yoga pants in public, go right ahead.  I am not offended by it.  If you have just worked out, more power to you.  If you have just woke up, well heck, it looks like you just worked out, so more power to you!!  If you have just had a seven-course meal and are stuffed beyond all belief and these are the only pants you can breathe in, well, again, it looks like you just worked out, so more power to you!!

5.  Bra Straps
No one wants to see your bra straps.  No one.  If you are wearing a tube top (yuck) and a full bra, I judge your intelligence and your sense of fashion. 

6.  Flip Flops AND a Coat
Guilty. 
What?!?!? 
My toes are pretty and polished, my heels are not dry and cracked and disgusting (there is a whole nuther topic!),  and I have pretty toe jewelry that must be seen!
But, alas, I am cold.  I am always cold.  The only time I am not cold and not with goosebumps on my arms is when the temperature hits about 90 degrees F .  Perfect weather for me.  At 90 degrees, I can wear flip flops without a coat ...and I might break out the cute capris as well. 
Don't judge me nor my intelligence nor my sense of fashion!  It all makes sense...at least in my head!!

Okay...that should cover it for today.  (On a side note -- I had a wonderful #7 but I had to delete it because I could not come up with a #8 and I can't leave something odd and not even, my whole mojo would be off and no telling what bad thing would have happened!! -- again, a whole nuther topic!) 

XOXO

Velvet