i once heard a quote that is so true.

{friends are the family you pick for yourself}

i met a women in 1997 that has become a dear friend to me, as close as a sister. we have been through good times, bad times and in between times but all the while i have loved her like a sister.

well thursday she came to visit me for a few days. i hadn't seen her for almost 5 years and i thought of her every day.

in i met her in 1997 we were inseparable then she moved back to her hometown of imboden arkansas in 2004. she came to visit once and so started our in between times. there was a misunderstanding and that lead to a long silents of almost 4.5 years. this year we started texting again and it was like nothing ever happened to separate us for those years.

we spent the time we had together for the most part. since it was the last week of school i had so many things going on with the kids and then my sisters wedding so our time was cut short. although we have had hard times i truly believe those are the times that make us realize what we have within our friendship.