There are lots of ways to "be rich". When a friend of mine would tell people he knew that I had a house in France; they would say: "She must be rich." It always made me laugh. I'd tell him: "I'm not rich in money, but certainly rich in experiences." Last night reminded me once more that there is another area of "richness" in my life...my friendships.
With everything that is going on for my family with my Dad right now, everyone has been wonderful. As yesterday wore on and I'd gotten done most of what I needed to do; I thought it might be nice to have Eric and Stew come over for an easy supper with me...chili, ham and swiss cheese sandwiches, and ice-cream and cookies. We sat at the round table where it was warm. We giggled. We told stories. We dissed a woman who'd done me wrong. And we shared a lot about our parents. Stew's are both gone. Eric's 94 year old Mom lives on the upstairs side of their double. And me, for now I have both in assisted living at Hidden Lake. It was a great few hours of laughing, crying, and the grand love of friends. The guys left with a ham sandwich and container of chili in tow for Eric's Mom. She doesn't get out much anymore, but we always like to try to make sure she feels included by sending home some of the goodies for her to enjoy as if she were here with us. These are the blessings of my life!
I shot the photo of Eric and Stew on a visit to the Chatette, and Eric took this shot of me hanging out of the side window of the Chatette in my overalls with wine in hand. Like I said...friendship and experiences!
And you should, Sam! Your ears should be burning-we were talking about you-all of our great times celebrating just for the sake of celebrating together, all your great parties, and Stew shared a story about how much you helped him over the years. It was agreed between the three of us-each for different reasons-you are a great man, Sam Lucero. Love you-Laury
Posted by: Laury Bourgeois | January 12, 2015 at 02:08 PM
I love this........
Posted by: Sam Lucero | January 12, 2015 at 01:57 PM