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While shopping over the weekend I saw this display and could not help but smile.  It brought back such a fun and happy memory for me.  There is one special friend reading this post that will have the same memory.

Roll back time to about eight years ago.  My darling daughter was just a wee kindergartner and I was the "older" mother at the school with not much in common with anyone.  Not to mention when I introduced myself to the teacher I said my husbands name instead of my own.  See why I felt like the outsider?  I got off to a rocky start. LOL As time went on and it did not take long I finally found a fellow "mom" friend.  I had an instant connection with the mother of a boy in my daughter's class.  By December we had plans for what would become our annual shopping day together. That shopping day was the beginning of other shopping trips and a lot of fun times. 

On one of our shopping excursions, kids in tow this time (including my buddy's older daughter) we saw the Naked Juice display.  I don't know how it started but the older daughter had the kids convinced that to drink the juice you had to be naked.  She was very convincing.....to drink Naked Juice one MUST be naked and that is why it is called Naked Juice.  For days (maybe years) my daughter thought she had to be naked to drink Naked Juice.  Needless to say we never bought the juice.

So here we are. In just a few short days our once kindergartners will be big time eighth graders.  They now know that you do not have to be naked to drink Naked Juice.  I have no idea where the time has went but I sure am glad that I have such a good friend to share all the memories with! I already have that December shopping date on my calendar! 

Friends!

Hello Friends! I hope that everyone is enjoying their Saturday.  So far I have been very productive today.  I have attended a Weight Watcher meeting and exercised.  All of this accomplished by 10:00 am.  I ask myself, "Who is the morning person that has invaded the non-morning person's mind and body today??"  Seriously, I am not a morning gal so it really is shocking all that I have done so early on a Saturday.

This past week has been filled with fun.  I have a good friend here visiting from out of town.  Spending time with her yesterday really got me thinking how incredibly blessed I am to have such wonderful friends.  You all know who you are!  Whether I have known you for 40 years (and there are a few out there) or just met you recently you definitely know who you are. I found a few fun and meaningful quotes that I feel really sum it all up when it comes to friendships.

I think that this one applies to all friends.  Whether they live close by or far away.  Whether they are old friends or brand new friends.
 

“I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don't take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff.”

― Jon Katz

I just love this next one though I disagree that it singles out childhood friendships.  I believe life is a journey of  stages.  I think this one needs to include those friends that survive your dating years with you, those that are there during the child raising years with you and those that grow old with you.  I definitely think this one should include all of those things.  If you have survived any or all of the above together you truly are bound to one another with hoops of steel! 

“You can go through life and make new friends every year - every month practically - but there was never any substitute for those friendships of childhood that survive into adult years. Those are the ones in which we are bound to one another with hoops of steel.”

― Alexander McCall Smith, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

This next one is fantastic!! It is so true! 

“There's not a word yet, for old friends who've just met.”
― Jim Henson, Favorite Songs from Jim Henson's Muppets

That is the beauty of friendships. You never know when you are going to meet and make another good friend.

That's all I have for today.  It is raining in the desert today. What a special treat! LOL  I hope that you have a magical day. Thanks for stopping by!