I laughed til it hurts...

My stomach muscles are sore. I could explain, but it would never make sense. It was a time filled with those 'you had to be there' moments. There's something about those times that make you never want to leave. You want to completely and totally rest in them. You just want to sit... and take it all in.

I have a friend. I have an amazing friend and I think that our entire relationship is made of 'you had to be there' moments. Those are the kind of friends you just don't always find. You never search them out and you never pick them... they just happen. They show up at that right moment when you completely need them. That's this friend.

I'm finding myself very thankful tonight. I'm thankful for what God's given me in a friend and who He's placed in my life. He knows how hard I prayed for a good Christian friend that I could count and after weekends like this, I'm reminded of how blessed I am to have her in my life. It's the best of both worlds to have a friend who's shoulder you can cry on and the next you can be laughing so hard with you can't breathe.

I guess when you've lost things in your life and you get second chances at good things, it teaches you to be grateful for them. I think that's where I am. I never want to take these good things for granted because I know what it's like to have them all ripped away. I never want to become so flippant about a special relationship that I forget it's just that... special.

So after two weekends with my amazing friend- weekends of drive bys, laughter, fun, being left in the rain, dancing and insane silliness... I'm just simply grateful. I'm glad I've got a friend. Because for a long time I didn't... and to have one... it feels pretty freakin' amazing.