'10--you have great things to offer

We've been in Wichita 4 1/2 years. The days have flopped one over the other and it seems life has always existed here.

I owe that to my friends.

I love that they listen to me talk about deep stuff when most of the time I'm flamboyant; they know there's this part of me that wants to stretch, move forward, heal. And they let me do that as gracefully as this uncoordinated mess can.

I love that they say my belly is cute-pregnant or not. Ha.

I love that they read the blog and tell me to keep writing.

I love that they send an email or text asking how my day's going.

I love that they tell me how I can be a good friend through difficulty...if only I could eliminate heartache altogether...

I love that despite the crummy choices of my past, they still think I'm cool.

I love that they understand the Panera Cookie Situation.

I love that they handle my mismatched clothes as I try to "shop my closet".

I love that they'll be doing those very same things in '10. Happy New Year to my Wichita family!

"A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature."
Ralph Waldo Emerson