Friendships

I was just thinking about the nice friendships I gained when we started going to 3W for the winter, both American and Canadian.  Every one of them I probably would not have met if it wasn't for 3W.

Yesterday I had tea with Shirley who has recently moved into my building but who I met through Carole S. a few years ago.  Tomorrow I'm having lunch with Randy, Janet, Barb, Bob, Norma, and Charlie...all who live here in Stoney Creek but who I met at 3W.    Only Randy and Janet still go to the park but good friendships can last forever.

When I look back on my middle years, I can clearly see how stunted my life was and how I couldn't enjoy the company of friends.  Thank heavens I had great in-laws but it still was a lonely existence.  Having girlfriends now has been a godsend for me.  I think I've always been a very social person so being isolated all those years was very hard on me.  I have to say that when Dennis pressured me to give up my friends, I was stupidly flattered that he wanted me all to himself.  For anyone reading this...NEVER give up your friends for anyone.

Anyway, I have such a happy life now and I'm grateful for it.  Mary came to visit last Sunday to Tuesday and we yakked, drank Gin and Tonic, and went to the casino where I lost and she won.  Tuesday was my Swedish weaving day with Donna and Faye.  Wednesday was dominoes at Cindy's.  And one of the best news was that Kim finally got a full time job!  Her benefits from Cancore run out in November so we were getting a little worried.

Faye and I leave for Nova Scotia on Monday where I'll stay the week with Mickey and Sylvia and Faye will run the roads with Marilee.  Sylvia, who I met at 3W, is one of the most precious people in my life.  I'm so looking forward to tooting around her area of the world because I've never spent more than an overnight in Nova Scotia.  

Oh, another thing of note...I had a steroid shot in my bad arm last week and it's working extremely well.  No more constant ache and no more sleepless nights because of pain in the arm.  I still feel the occasional pang of pain but it no longer dominates my life.  I'll get another shot in November which I hope will at least see me through the winter but I'm hoping it will last forever.

Life is pretty damned good!