I have had a serious case of blogger’s block the last week – but I’m back!!!

I had one of the best weekends ever out here in San Francisco. Ali (you know, my best friend who just got married and is four months pregnant) is here spending the weekend with me. It’s been awesome so far – shopped on Saturday, went to Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf and actually took a tour of Alcatraz on Sunday! We’ve had an amazing time so far just spending time together.

I miss her. On night one, we sat on my couch and talked for three hours. We just talked. We talked about everything; her marriage, being pregnant, life in San Francisco, friendships changing, growing up, relationships – everything. I can’t do that with anyone else. We talked about what true friendship is and how lucky we are to have found that in each other.

See, we both may be experiencing different things right now – me; living in a new city with a new job and developing new friendships and her; just married, pregnant, and scared out of her mind about having a child and being a good mom. But we always find a way to relate to each other. Over the past few months, we’ve come to the realization that we’re growing up. We’re experience “big girl” things now. And one of the most difficult things that we’re going through simultaneously is finding out who your true friends are.

There’s a connection between two people – a friendship that is so rare. We’re both at a stage in our lives where we are taking certain paths toward our goals. The sad and scary reality of this is that some of the closest people in our lives won’t come with us on this journey. They drop off. It’s as if we’re moving forward and some people are just complacent staying in the same place. So they stay, and we move forward, and the people we once thought were our true friends, really aren’t. It’s a harsh reality, especially when we’re talking about discovering the people we thought were our true friends, the ones we could always count on, aren’t really friends at all. The relationships we had built before are found to be superficial and totally replaceable.

What we have to remember at this stage in our lives is that we always have each other, and we’ve done everything possible that could tear us apart. It’s just not going to happen. That’s the comfort that gets me through the rough days – knowing that she’s always there.

This weekend has been amazing having my closest friend here, sharing my new city with me. While this trip was a little different than usual because she’s preggo, it has been great just relaxing and spending time with her. I am so lucky and so blessed to have her in my life. Forever.