In the opposite direction of my valley girl friends, are my dear desert dwellers, my Palmdale peeps. These girls are dear to my heart. We all grew up together in the same church, but given the size of the church, we ran in different circles and didn't know each other well until more recently. It is fun to relive silly stories from summer camps together, since we can fill in the gaps for each other, and my friend can give me her perspective on any odd situation I was involved in. That adds a whole new dimension to our stories; we get to see them through someone else's eyes.
Speaking of friendships, since this is my summer of friendships, three months dedicated to reading about, thinking about, friendships, re-evaluating old friendships and forming new ones, I am wondering if there ever comes a point where you are past the age when it is OK to have a best friend. What do you think? Do you have a best friend? I have read a lot of books that divide friendships into best friends, close friends, and acquaintances. As much as I love to organize and categorize and make lists, I don't know if that's a good idea when it comes to friends. Please share your thoughts on this.
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I love that you come out to see your Palmdale peeps!! And I love this series so much! This has been a summer in which I have deeply contemplated my friendships in the wake of the loss of one difficult one, and I have been very thankful to read your thoughts about it as I try to make sense of my own. You are one of my dearest friend-treasures and I thank the Lord for you continually!
On the subject of a "best friend"...I don't even know anymore. I think that I am soured at the thought of it, frankly, but that is because my "best friend" wasn't, though I've known for years that was the case, and I have felt silly with her using that terminology anyway. As a married woman, I consider my hubby to be my best friend, so I always say that the rest of my precious group of you are "one of my best friends". That's just my fractured thinking process on the matter.
Another thought for me is, how would someone choose? In thinking about my own friends, I don't know how I could enjoy organizing them in such a way. My friends are so precious to me that I feel it would be insulting to say that one was my "best" friend. You are each incredibly dear in your own unique and special ways, and each irreplaceable in my life. I suppose that is the other issue that I have with using that terminology...I don't know that I could use it properly or that anyone would be comfortable with me doing so. I quite like the way things are! :)
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