My Collate journal from sweetjessie arrived last Friday. Let me show you some of my favorite pages. . .
Tomorrow I will announce the details of the EllieRichellie Label Jam. What a blessing to have so many people that I know and love express their willingness to help out with my 2009 season label, and thereby show they trust my preserves to be edible.
G and I tried to make this past Saturday night a special one for Em. Her BFF is moving to Atlanta in the coming weeks, and we planned a "last playdate" for the two of them. We saw a movie and all went out for a white tablecloth dinner. The girls wanted to rent another movie as well, and they spent the rest of the night snuggled into their usual spot in the Cabin. . sleeping bags side-by-side in an overstuffed chair in the family room. They always wake up early, request pancakes, and fix the dolls' hair. They have a very sweet friendship, and it is hard to see Emily learn these first early lessons about grief.
She will learn that faraway friends are often the ones you care about the most: they stand the test of distance and time. But I am preaching to the choir, as many of you are my most distant yet treasured friends.
ERB
4 comments:
Aww, saying goodbye is always so hard. P#1 had to say goodbye to a dear friend 18 months ago. Thankfully they have become great penpals, maybe that will be true for Em as well. Friendships that span distance and time are one of life's truest blessings to be sure.
I always think of that song my mom taught me the first time I moved (Third grade), "Make new friends, but keep the old. . .one is silver and the other's gold."
And you, E, are golden! Hopefully Em will remain gold-friends with her little buddy.
I know this is a tough one - but Olivia still considers Emily her best friend, and they haven't lived in the same state for 3 years! You need to whip up a little penpal kit for the girls! Mail days are good days.
Aw... last sleepover's are hard. As a former ARMY kid, I remember that feeling well. Teach her the goodness of lett-writing...
but don't let her have any of your fabulous paper. That journal is aawesome.
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