That sounds crazy doesn’t it?

TJ, Melette, Creole, Crystal, Kerry……my girl gang.  You’re not ever going to find many people that think like you do all the time.  You’re lucky if you find a group of individuals who at least understand the way you think and vice versa.  At some point in your friendship you are liable to think alike and have similar actions….you might not realize if you don’t sit down and actually think about it though.  Because it’s not odd to you or them…it’s natural.

All of my GIRLS….my GIRLS GIRLS….understood when I decided to go back to school in 2004.  Hell Kerry even went with me.  We car pooled together for 2 years, studied together for 2 years, cheated off each other for 2 years, motivated each other for 2 years and graduated within a semester of each other.  And you know what?  That is something we all have in common…regardless of what our motivation is/was/will be….my girls are either in school, finished school, or have a plan to go back when the kids are old enough to handle themselves.  So see…something like that makes sense to us.  Like I said…it’s not something I would have even thought about if I wasn’t sitting here writing this post.

When I got the job offer to move to Oregon, I was already packed.  Why?  Because I was already moving.  I had given my 2 weeks notice at work, packed up 80%  of my house and made plans to move to Dallas.  I didn’t have employment arranged yet, but it made perfectly good sense that I’d be able to find something when I got there.  When I said it out loud….hell it made sense to my girls.  As a matter of fact, Kerry did the same thing.  After she finished grad school, she packed up her daughter, sold her house and moved to Austin, Texas to pursue a better career.  She eventually accepted a contract position which led to a permanent position in Houston.  Again….made sense to us.  I talked to Crystal once I moved and found out her ass had done what I had done a few months before me….she moved for a job opportunity.  AGAIN…MADE SENSE TO US!

When I got the job offer in Oregon I told Creole about it.  Made sense to her.  Shit…even made sense to Robby.  TJ?  Sounded like a plan to her too.  You see where I’m going with this?  All my GIRLS…..shit makes sense to us.

Original Diva: I’m as normal as you and TJ.
Melette: I’m not normal. Normality is overrated

When you get married…your girls will congratulate you and mean it.

When you question if that shit is going to last….your girls will let you know in no uncertain terms that you have a place to regroup if you need it.

When you write a check for floral design school and it’s the biggest damn check you’ve ever written….your girls will tell your punk ass to suck it up and mail it because they check they had to write for they’re current project was twice as much.

When you need to get away….your girls will tell you to bring your ass to Miami and take you to eat the most wonderful food you’ve ever tasted. LOL

When you want to have a spa day for your birthday…your girls will go with your ass and laugh over trail mix and pedicures.

When you want to see a new city…your girls will meet you there and wander around with you.

When you call your girls and say “We have a plan……” THAT SHIT MAKES SENSE TO THEM!   Amazing when you think about it.

I don’t talk to my girl gang as much as I used to and that’s my fault.  I’m going to do better starting today…cause they’re my girls….my GIRLS GIRLS.

All of your girls aren’t your GIRLS GIRLS.  The number of people that stopped talking to me when I left Tulsa is larger than I could count right now…all for varying reasons.

• I was doing something that they didn’t have the courage to do.
• I wouldn’t be there for THEM anymore.
• I suddenly had “things” that they didn’t have (cause heaven forbid your ass moves AND gets in a relationship….that’s just taking shit too far ya know.)

When the shit you’re doing doesn’t sound like something they would/could/want to do then it’s crazy as hell.  I’ll tell you what’s even crazier…..listening to people who aren’t your girls.