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Monday, May 26, 2008Real, Honest-to-Goodness Friends
 Aren't they beautiful? Maggie invited her "ballet buddies" for a day-after-my-fourteenth-birthday pizza party. Not just any "pizza party," mind you. Eric made individual-sized gourmet pizzas, and we had extra toppings on the table so that each girl could add what she wanted. It was a hit. Girls are funny, though. You'd think I'd given them food ration tickets or something, considering the amount of toppings they put on their personal pizzas. Four pepperoni slices? Three sauteed mushrooms? I could have made a five-quart casserole out of the leftovers. "They didn't put much on, did they?" Eric seemed dismayed. "Oh, well they're girls," I said. "You know, it's a girl thing." He didn't know. "Well, I mean, women are the same way. When we go to a party, we take a teeny bit of this and a teeny bit of that, even if we really like it. We want to be...dainty." I don't know why I try to explain these things to Eric. All I know is, if this had been a boy party, my kitchen table would have looked like the remnants of a recent explosion, with little or no leftovers. I'll take a girl party any day. Anyway, I love these girls. I love that Maggie loves these girls. I tell her often what wonderful friends she has. When I was fourteen I didn't have friends like this. These girls are bonded -- bonded through dancing together, bonded through their shared faith. In whatever direction the Lord leads each of them, I believe that they will set out with lifelong deposits from each other. It's just that cool. So there you are -- a little tribute to my beautiful daughter and her sweet friends. Life is good! |
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3of my readers are feeling chatty:
Aw! Thanks! I loved it, and the pizza was awesome! I'm so glad you invited me...even though I was a little loud in Ben and Jerry's...sorry bout that! :D
~ Megan ~
What a lovely photo. I'm happy to hear new stories.....
LOL @ the "dainty" comment. That is so true!!!
What a sweet post. They are all beautiful, aren't they. I'm so pleased that Megan has Maggie and the rest of the "gang," too. They're great girls.
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