Wow, so ok I have decided that maybe it is time for some happy and or funny blogs. There has been a lot going on in my life in the past months and it is time for my readers to read something happy. I decided a few days ago that I was going to post a blog about one person a week that means something to me. So do not worry if I have not blogged about you, be sure I will in some way ;)
My first victim, I mean person is my Best friend Athena. Our friendship started just about 12 years ago, when Alan, who was my boyfriend at the time told me he wanted me to meet his best friends Mike and Athena, they had been dating for a few years and Alan though a lot of them and I think really wanted their approval of me :-)
We were more friends because Mike and Alan were best friends, we hung out when the guys hung out we went camping together and did double dates, the usual stuff couples did together. As the years went on our friendship started to grow into something more than just our boyfriends are best friends and we started to hang out, it was not until I gave birth to my son Oliver that our I realized that out of everyone she was the only one that stood by me and still wanted to be my friend. She did not see me having a baby and a reason why I could not do things. We hung out almost every day, and by Oliver’s first birthday I was calling her my best friend.
We are truly best friends, we anger one and other, we cry with one and other, and we laugh...lots. She is one person I know I can call and she will be there for me in a heartbeat. If something is bugging me I know I just need to call her and she will say the right thing and all is well again.
I do feel that sometimes she feels she cannot be as open with me as I am with her and I think that is because she still thinks that I am upset she is no longer with Mike. I am not upset, yes it sucked when they broke up but life moves on and she has found happiness with another man, and Mike has moved on with someone too. All I want for her is to be happy and if she is not then for her to know that I am there for her no matter what. I am not here to judge anyone or anything. I have my opinion but that will never change the fact that I love her and will be there for her no matter what she wants to do. Unless of course she wanted to murder someone…That I cannot be part of, I would never make it in prison.
Life is hard enough without having to worry if the one person you should trust the most is going to judge you. I want her to believe me but I can only tell you how I feel and hope it gets through to her.
I remember so many fun times we have had, all the camping trips we went on. All the times she has gotten drunk…She coined the expression “I have never been drunk in my life” Now it is kind of a running joke that everything we go out and she is going to drink we say as loud as we can “Athena has never been drunk in her life” so the reset of the people we are with can have a good laugh at her expense :-)
That is a true friendship, when you can make fun of that person or they can make fun of you and you laugh and not just one of those little haha yes ok let’s move on laughs, but those belly laughs that have you rolling around on the floor together (pervs not like that)
I have so many wonderful memories of my best friend and cannot wait to make more with her. She is truly someone I could not see in my life. No matter what life hands us she will always be part of it. She told me that our lives are taking two different paths right now, and I told her that is what make the journey together great and it’s true.
-Bex
PS. She has nice eyebrows too ;-)
