Keep smiling, keep shining Knowing

Keep smiling, keep shining
Knowing you can always count on me, for sure
That's what friends are for
In good times and bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for

During my internet exile, I was also going through one of the most horrible, agonizing times of my life. I'm not going to get all personal here so that's all I'll say about that...
However, I got through the worst part of it because of my friends.
One friend took a day off of work to be with me. I didn't even have to ask, he just did it.

On top of what was going on in my life, my poor mother's air conditioning in her car went out and we were having triple digit weather. She put her car in the shop at the Buick dealer and they had it for nearly a week so since I'm not working and really don't absolutely NEED to go anywhere, I let her borrow my car. At 65, she doesn't need to be driving around in that heat.
So, the first night, I'm sitting home alone totally craving ice cream.
My best friend called to check on me and I was catching her up on what was going on in my and my mother's life. I laughingly explained that it figures that the one night I don't have a car, I'm having this bizarre craving for ice cream and cereal.
We chatted for a little while and hung up.

A few hours later, I took the dogs out and on the way back I saw a car parked at the curb in front of my stairs and I thought the dark figure walking to the car looked vaguely familiar. Then I heard her talking into her cell phone and I realized it was her. I called her name and met her at her car.
She was laughing because she was on her cell phone talking to my voice mail saying, "I KNOW you're there! You don't have a car to GO anywhere!"
She was in a hurry but said she left some things on my doorstep for me and she left.
I got upstairs and there were three grocery bags in front of my door.
The bags were filled with all my favorite foods: Cheetos, Dr. Pepper, Little Debbie snack cakes, various frozen food items and ICE CREAM! Not just any ice cream either...she got the GOOD stuff. There were 3 pints of Ben & Jerry's: Peanut Butter Cup, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Phish Food and two pints of Haagen Dazs chocolate and chocolate chocolate chip.
I couldn't believe it. I wanted to cry!

I'm not the type of person who relies on their friends. I NEVER call my friends up and ask them to do things for me or come over because I need to talk. So, when a friend does these unbelievably nice things for me, I am stunned.
I guess it's true that when you're at the lowest, you find out who your real friends are.
I have some really REAL friends!

I also have the world's best boyfriend. He may be 1200 miles away but I felt like he was with me every second.

Posted by De at September 4, 2003 02:06 AM