A friend is a wonderful gift

Not sure why it has taken me so long to write in my blog.   We have been to the beach in Florida, settled back in at home, and I have been busy with the Mercer Island Women's Club which is a great friendly group of women on the Island.  But back to my thoughts about what a wonderful gift a friend is.   Ashley and the kids went to Austin for a week and my good friend Jinny came to visit from Houston.   We had a ball.   It was so good to get up every morning and have coffee together and talk and talk and talk.  One great thing about a friend who has know you for over 50 years is that they have seen all sides of you and all the ups and downs.   You don't have to hide or explain everything you say because they already know what you are thinking.   We went out to lunch, visited the Luther Burbank Park (beautiful views of lake Washington) and I drug her to the casino.  A day before she went back to Texas the kids came home and she got to see them in all their glory. It was a peaceful relaxing visit and came at a great time.   Thank you Jinny!    I'm looking forward to more visits from friends and plan to spend time in January in Houston and Austin doing some visiting myself.