Me and my gang

Some things are better late than never, right?  It has been out-of-control busy lately and this was the first opportunity I had to sit down and pound out my musings.  This past long weekend I had planned for a fun-filled whirlwind of activities but then I got a wicked bad cold.  I did manage to still make it out to the S3 event with my Splurge girls on Saturday night, however.  The style, shopping and spirits event was held at TCU and I will say it was very well organized and we had a ton of fun but I don't think there were enough antics and shenanigans to base an entire blog post on.  Our girls night out got me thinking about girls and their friends.  I can say that I am a girl's girl.  I spend quite a bit of time with my female companions and I enjoy every minute of it. 

Growing up in a small town where I was primarily surrounded by dudes (we fondly referred to Imperial as Guytown, Saskatchewan) I never had a shortage of boyfriends, girls were another story.  I had a small group of local ladies but I had to expand to the other nearby small towns to get my full fix of estrogen.  This is what leads me to wonder about those girls who say that they get along better with guys than girls.  First of all, you are a girl.  No one understands you better than other girls.  If it's attention that you're looking for then I totally get why you would want to surround yourself with a gaggle of ogling testosterone driven men who have one thing on their mind.  Of course they are going to make you feel important... they have one thing on their brain and that is clearly your lady parts.  Now you're thinking "No way. When my boyfriend dumped me my guy friend was totally there for me."  Is your guy friend gay?  No?  Ok, well then see my previous statement about your lady parts.

There are two kinds of girls and their girlfriends.  The ones who have their core group of besties that they've had since forever in which it would take an army of highly trained snipers to make their way into that group.  They might let you hang out with their crew from time to time but there is no way that you are making it into their iMessage group chat unless there is a big party coming up that they need your help planning for.  Just face it, unless you are the Messiah you are not going to be asked to be a bridesmaid in any of their weddings.

The second kind of girl is the one who has lots of different groups of girlfriends.  This is the group that I fall into.  I have my back-home besties, my city besties and my gym besties.  Keeping in touch with all of these people is almost like a second job but I love being around all of them.  I always have someone to talk to, to hang out with and to send the most bizarre Snapchats to.  Narrowing this group of girls down to a handful of bridesmaids when I get married will be hard unless I want to roll 27 Dresses style.  Each one plays a significant role in my life and even if I fall off track with someone for a bit, the next time I see them or talk to them it's like we've never spent any time apart. 

People get busy with life and go through different stages at different times but I truly feel that making time for your friends is important.  There is no one certainty in life so if you have invested all of your time into your boyfriend or relied 100% on the companionship of your husband, what happens if that significant other isn't always there?  Keep in touch with your girls.  It doesn't have to be daily but don't forget that these are the people that have continued to be your bud through your best, and worst, times.

I've included some pictures of some of the girls who play such a huge part in my life and who I know I can count on if I ever need them.  If you read this and think of someone you haven't talked to in a while then send them a message, a text, an email... whatever it is don't let these people slip out of your life.