The Best Friends!

When I first moved to Arizona, I was a little concerned about what my social life might be like. I was going down there all by myself and knew nobody. So, to my grateful surprise, it was such a relief to find 3 other girls in the same situation. We all quickly became friends.
One of the girls, Nikki, and I became roommates and good friends. Even though I was the more serious and cautious one and Nikki was the silly, goofy, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants one, we were perfect for each other. We had a good balance. She helped be to be a little more relaxed and have fun, while I had to keep her from doing some things that she might regret later. It really was great! The hardest part for me when I got married was losing her as a roommate.
Even though there were 4 of us to begin with, our little circle expanded and we loved getting to know other people and hang out with them. Some of the best friendships I have come from that time in my life.
Fortunately, a couple of those friends have also moved to Utah and so I get to see them frequently. "A" thinks they are great and gets really excited when they come around. Of course, it's probably because they have as much energy as he does.
Well, last week, Nikki gave me a call and told me that they (she, Sandra and Emily) wanted to come down and fix us dinner and watch the kids for us so we could enjoy a night out. I was really excited. Nikki is a wonderful cook! Then, on top of that, later that day, I recieve a little package full of goodies from them. Just a sweet little "We're thinking of you." It was so nice and meant so much.
Well, last night they came with food and fun. "A" was literally bouncing off the walls with excitement. Then, they gave us tickets to go see a movie and they stayed to watch the kids. We went and saw "The Proposal". It was so stinkin funny! While it was a romantic comedy, I felt like it was more of a comedy, which was perfect (I'm not much into sappy romance stuff myself)!
I feel so blessed to have such wonderful, thoughtful friends. Sometimes I feel like I don't do enough for my friends and they still seem to think about me. I love you guys! Your friendship brings so much joy to my life!