Scrapping Sisters

So I tell my darling husband that I want to go away for the weekend with my dear friend Kristy to go scrapbooking...an entire weekend with nothing but the view of White Lake, my Cricut and my pictures.

His response..."seriously???".

For those that don't scrapbook, I imagine an entire weekend of scrapbooking seems...well, overwhelming. And I imagine it could be if you don't break up your day with gloriously rich meals, brisk walks to Lake Michigan, an hour massage and a wonderful pedicure!! Okay, the secrets out...I really went to relax, but I got 30+ pages done in the mean time!!

More importantly, I got some great one-on-one time with Kristy. Kristy and I used to work together, but she moved to a position with Priority Health closer to her home in Grand Rapids. I miss her terribly at work - she was my sounding board, my partner in crime, my gym buddy. But I know for her, it was the right move. I am forever grateful that our relationship has persevered through the transition. In fact, I've grown closer to Kristy than ever.

I think its because we are so very different and yet so much the same. Let me explain:

Kristy is redheaded with freckles, a natural beauty. She is very athletic and can literally kick my butt on just about any gym machine made by man (yes, I know this as fact, as she used to be my training partner at the Omni!!). Kristy is quiet - very unlike me - and keeps things close to her chest. You have to know Kristy to know something is bothering her because she doesn't wear her heart on her sleeve. She's a thinker - she has to process things and think about them before she reacts. Yep, I hear ya, polar opposite of my 'react-first-ask-for-forgiveness-later" behavior.

Yet somehow, we are friends...really great friends. Kristy's character is top notch - she will take a serious secret to her grave if you ask her to; she's always the first one to email you to find out if this appointment or that special event went well. To explain what kind of friend she is, let me tell you about my birthday. I'm not a big fan of my birthday - one because it is in March and it's cold and I'm not a "cold, wintery" kind of girl; two because it is during the middle of busy season and I'm usually too exhausted to care that it is "my day". So what a treat for me last March when I pick up my cell phone to hear I have a message...one from Kristy...who was on vacation with her family in California. She called to wish me a good day and then proceeded to sing happy birthday to my voicemail.

Now THAT, dear readers, is what friendship is all about.

So here we are - among all our scrapbooking treasurers (yes, this table is only OUR stuff!!):

But the truth is our friendship is the real treasure. Thank you Kristy for taking a weekend away from your sweet husband (hi Greggy:) and your darling boys, Ethan and Owen, to spend some quality girl time with me. I can't wait for episode number two in May:)