Lordy...Lordy...She is Forty!!! Kablam!!!!

"Only a true friend would be that truly honest."
 --"Shrek"

It all began sixteen years ago.
Off Color daughter was not yet a year old,
off color son was still not two.
Big Daddy was staying home with them
and
I went back to work
at the hospital in an exciting department full
of blood, guts and gore.
I met her that first night and I felt comfortable around her
right away, even though I was ten years older than her.  (Does that mean I'm almost fifty???? surely not!!!
She was getting ready to get married
and
was talking about her honeymoon
that would be spent at Disney world (I kind of thought that was weird-I was more of a beach honeymoon girl.)
We soon became close
finding out
we grew up in the same
"neck of the woods" of KY
and
it became very apparent early on in our working life together
we were taught the same work ethic and had the same "drive" for doing things to the best of our ability.
We soon became partners in crime
and when I worked with her
I knew I would never have to worry
because
she worked as hard as me and had my back.
We laughed,
we cried,
we shared stories of our family and life.
We were honest with each other
 and on really "poor" nights,
we'd pool our resources and split a diet mountain dew and a bag of skittles.
We would drive to work together
taking turns driving and before too long
we
became "life long" friends...though I would sometimes try to make her pick up strangers who I thought might need a ride.
Kids and life and work
and
years later
we find our self once again
sharing the same path
and
even though
it is
not where I want to be.....and she has always known that....

I am thankful
for the road,
the path,
the common ground and
the time we share.
Today
I am thankful
thankful to have a friend like You

once you looked at me and said,
"I love you to death, but if you don't get some medication for your OCD, I swear I'm not gonna work with you again."
years later
when
I was struggling
I went to the one person
I knew would tell me the truth
even if it was hard
and she did.

We're alot like shrek and donkey
and
now I won't comment on who is who....

but on this day....
I am thankful
for
her birth
for her friendship
for her love....
cause
"only a friend would ever be as honest" as her.

blessings to you today
Hawkeye!!!
"HAY"
I'm glad you were born!!!!  "Kablam"
My wish for you is love, joy and contentment.

Hope all of you
have
a friend in your corner
like Hawkeye!!!!

Happy Birthday..........

The "crazy one"
otherwise known as
the radical rambler...