Heavy Chili

TGIF! Even though I just had Wednesday off…

Last night was fun, and not even a late night, but I went to bed exhausted and didn’t sleep very well. I’m looking forward to going home after work and doing nothing. W and I are taking one more weekend off (financial reasons) but have plans to get together next weekend in Boston. All of that works for me, especially since it fits into my plans to do nothing. My place is nice and tidy and perfect for cuddling up and reading a book.

But before I get ahead of myself, let me get back to last night first.

It’s strange that I’ve know them as long as I have now. They were really just out of high school when we met, and so much has gone on with them since then. Marriage, (one) divorce, children. I haven’t seen them since April, when W and I took a ride over to M’s. J was there with her children, so we essentially stopped by their play date to say hi. W had not seen M since the day he and I met, and he had never met J.

Flash forward 6 months, and I find out M was hospitalized for a week back in May for mental health issues. And J has been out of work for a few months with major credit card debt that she and her husband can barely keep up with. Whoa. One minute we’re borrowing butt money from each other, and the next we’re all grown ups with grownup problems. Crazy! I feel just awful about not knowing about M…and I had a feeling that J and her husband were living beyond their means/on credit cards. Now I feel terrible that I was right, since she’s out of a job.

But I also feel fortunate to count them among my friends, and to have the one or two girls’ nights a year where we can share this kind of info, where we still feel comfortable sharing it.

Hope you’re having another good day, with or without good hair.

Love you,B