Thank You for Being a Friend

"A real friend 

is one who helps us to

think our best thoughts,

do our noblest deeds, and 

be our finest selves."

I see you, my friends.

When I try to thank a friend for being a friend, I inevitably get all goofy and think of The Golden Girls' theme song that goes, "Thank you for being a friend/Traveled down the road and back again/Your heart is true/You're a pal and a confidant,"  which is what has been happening in my brain for at least 10 minutes while I stare at this screen trying to figure out how to thank my friends for putting up with me and telling them that I'm going to try to be a better friend to them. 

With that, if you are my friend - and I'm pretty sure you are because fairly confident that only a friend of mine would continue to open up this blog and keep reading it -because in the grand scheme of blogging, mine is not all that witty or interesting - thank you. 

You do help me to be my finest self.  Knowing that you are opening this page up today keeps me writing, keeps me in contact those I love, keeps me taking pictures of the boys and our adventures, keeps me positive, and sometimes, even keeps my house clean.  Okay, that last part isn't true.  I just don't post pictures like the one I'm about to show you.  (See how I can't stay serious?  Sheesh.)

Anyhow, I heard a teaching of friendship today, which got me thinking about how many friends I really do have and how I owe each of them a big thank you.  So, thank you. 

This song's for you: