LUNCH WITH THE GIRLS

I'VE KNOWN THESE LADIES for about 15 years as we use to sing together at Nursing Homes, rehearse together and of course always chat together.  Each of us has full lives sharing the details with one another.

LAST MONTH we celebrated the 75th birthday of one of us and had so much fun we celebrated another's 67th birthday today plus exchanged Christmas presents.

I wore my red velour blouse.  It still is in very good shape and one I have kept for Christmas attire.  I wore this exact blouse last year to our December get together.  grins.  I am getting old and so are my clothing.  

ONE OF THE MAIN TOPICS OF CONVERSATION was about health issues and getting forgetful. It makes me wonder what is going on to where we are all getting so forgetful.  Not all of the original singing group was present, but our ages vary from 75, 68, 67, 65, 43 and our mascot 16.  

The stories we can tell would make an interesting book?  Everything from religion to babies is talked about with the conversations flowing freely.  We take turns talking then each of us chimes in.  Like a river, the words flow.  Questions are asked and comments made.  The sharing of our details is where we bond in a common comfort zone.  

LUNCH.  I ate a COBB SALAD for lunch and drank water.  Chips and Guacamole Dip were complementary.  We chatted for 5 hours in the restaurant.  11 to 4.  When I went to the car to leave, my Hubby was waiting inside of it.  I had dropped him off at the mechanics to pick up our car before I went to eat with the girls and when he got to the mechanics he was told more work needed to be completed on the car.  So when I thought he had already driven HOME while I had lunch with the girls, he actually was wondering the streets of the town.

My heart sank a tad as there will be more expenses on our car.  Over $3000.oo worth already. We thought we would get the car fixed and drive it until it craters allowing us time to save money for purchasing a different, newer car.  SO we bit the bullet with having it repaired, but if this continues to cost more money, the cash used should have gone into a newer car?  I hope we have not made a huge mistake spending so much on such an old car in the first place, but the Cadillac has so many nice features.  

Things are expensive these days, it makes me cringe.

LUNCH with the girls was wonderful and I hope we are allowed to have many more times to get together.  Nowadays, we meet about 3 to 4 times a year to play catch up taking up where we left off.  OUR special fellowship and bond is something money cannot buy. 

THIS DECEMBER we gathered and had our CHRISTMAS as friends.  One's son.in.law had back surgery just that morning.  Another's husband is waiting to have hip replacement and a Grandson was married.  One is noticing serious memory loss.  I am going through moving.  If we are so fortunate to meet again, it will be altogether different as our stories change each time like the weather.

CHRISTMAS is coming.  Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.  We have common ground with one another through HIM.

AS I SAID MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MY FRIENDS,   

I wish you one as well.  

Merry Christmas!

~d