We have a lot of good friends and for that we are fortunate. Two babies were born in the past few weeks and another couple announced their pregnancy tonight. It’s terrific news for them. It’s tough news for me but I remain happy for them. If it’s a girl, they asked that they be able to honor my wife when naming their child. Whether or not they have a girl, that simple gesture meant the world to me.
It’s things like that. How they were able to sit with me tonight, amidst our active children, and listen to me. That is why I find comfort in our friends. Having the ability to be open, without judgement. We chose are friends. We chose to be around like people. Those who did not fit, and there were always those people, would eventually weed themselves out. Not because they were bad people, but because they weren’t exactly the types of people we chose to share the intimate details of our life with. We were fortunate to have met each other, but we were equally as fortunate to build the relationships with our friends that we have today and intend to keep forever.
Friendships are not always easy, but we made them work. Everyone has their own responsibilities, their own needs. It takes effort to make sure they last and we made sure we were always involved in each others lives.
If I have one request, and I’ve always felt this way, it’s for all our friends to buy houses on the same block. Wherever it might be. To have your close friends on the same block…it would be our own little world and we would relish in it.