Thursday, June 6, 2013

Thursday ~ Tea in the Park

I love being being an adult with an adult's life, but one of the things that I don't like about it...is the adult's busyness. I like adventures and I like going to do fun stuff, but I also, in my truest form, just love a simple life filled with many quiet evenings at home curled up (or more accurately, sprawled out) with a book, a cat and a gorgeous west coast sunset.

And so the busyness of being an adult, especially after moving out on my own, has taken me by surprise and left me rather dizzy and constantly in fear that I'll forget something important, like my food cooking on the stove (based on a true store). And I know I'm not the only one who's feeling this way lately.

Her name is Suzanne and she's been one of my bestest friends since we first discovered our mutual adoration for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers while laying in our sleeping bags at a slumber party. Since then, we've been besties forever. But she got married, I started working full time, she had a baby, then I moved out, which up-ed my busyness. And even though we now only live barely a minute from each other, getting together was just far, far, far too long overdue.

But last night, we fixed that. She left baby with his grandma and I left my house that was in need of some cleaning, we just left it all behind, grabbed McDonald's sweet tea and went to my sanctuary (ie. the park) and just sat. And talked. And talked. And talked.


It's easy to forget just how much we need our friends. I love how God created us with this need we have for community, that pull we feel to be surrounded by other people who understand. And sadly, often times it's quality-time (ie. leisurely time to talk and share) with our friends that suffered the repercussions of busyness.

Last night, just being able to talk with Suzanne like old times (no baby demands and me without any schedule that called me away - as great as both of those are, especially a certain little boy who'll grow up calling me Auntie!)...getting to just sit and talk about those things that need talking out in order to be processed and handled, it was a balm to my soul. Seriously. I feel so much lighter today. Crazy, but true.

Thank you, Suz, for being the one to break us out of the busy rut! I'm already looking forward to next time.

So, to all my friends and family who read this blog...do yourself a favor and go hug a friend today. :)

22 comments:

  1. So glad you got some time to spend with a friend, aren't long talks the best? =)

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    1. Yes, they ARE the best, especially when they're loooong overdue!!

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  2. It is so nice to break away from 'life' sometimes and just go hang out and do absolutely nothing with a friend! :). And McDonald's sweet tea is pretty much the bomb.com!!!

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    1. Heheh, yes I agree with you, Tanna! And I consider sweet tea in general to rank pretty high up there on the Best Beverages list! :)

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  3. Aw, this = an excellent post, Kellie! I like how you wrote it with such honesty and easiness. Friends and family are important. In life it behooves us to ALWAYS remember they are who will stand behind us and never let us down - or our family won't and the truest friends will always be there.

    It was even nicer to see this because I wrote a post a while back (still need to publish it) about friendship in general. Great reminder! :)

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    1. Oh, do publish it, Rissi! In such a fast-paced society, we need all these reminders!

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  4. I've been trying to do that more. Especially since I am moving. Lives should never get so busy that you ignore the people God has put in your life.

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    1. Ah, Lauren, I echo that with a HUGE amen!! Definitely a lesson that I am trying to learn right now! Shopping, running errands, even house cleaning can all be set aside for a little bit longer, but friends are never to be sacrificed!

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  5. The busyness of adulthood, yes! It has been the same with my friends and me. Ever since we entered "adulthood" we barely see each other. Nothing against being busy and an adult, I love being busy! But it does get hard when you have no time to really just sit and TALK. I'm so glad you got a chance to do that!

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    1. Agreed, Laurie!! Friends are such blessings and never to be taken lightly!

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  6. ::hugs friend::
    I actually just had a sleepover with my BFF last night! :) We didn't necessarily talk about our mutual adoration for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers but it was still special and long-awaited! She hadn't a chance to see my bedroom makeover yet :)

    Whether those times come one a week or once a year, those bestie moments are always fun!

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    1. Ah, Madison, I LOVE sleepovers! And even though I'm 26 years old...me and a few of my best buds still occasionally have sleepovers. Because we're ageless that way. ;)

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  7. Couldn't agree more! Friends are SO important but easy to push aside sometimes

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    1. Thanks for responding, Cassie! I couldn't agree with you more! I've definitely been re-analyzing the way I've been viewing my friendships lately!

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  8. I LOVE that you got some woman-to-woman time! It's such a refreshing thing, isn't it? I enjoyed you sharing this bit of your life in this post. And that first picture? Gorgeous!

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    1. Yes, SO refreshing!! All I need is some Brea-time, and I'll be the most friendship-ly hydrated person out there. ;)

      And why thank you. I was rather pleased with it myself. :) I've been working on doing my settings a little bit different (shorter shutter speed instead of a super-low ISO, since I always compromised my shutter speed because I was over-paranoid about camera noise) and also focusing on holding my camera steadier. So elementary, but I tend to snap quick and not steady myself!

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  9. I love this. It is so so true. I am in need of my friends lately--but it's hard now that we are all adults with jobs and schedules... I can only imagine when we all start having babies!

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    1. Yah, I know it, Angela! Oh for a utopia where we could all sit around the pool all day sipping out of ice cold lemonaides with cute little umbrellas in them! :)

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  10. Love your post! I am glad you were able to spend time with your best friend! I know how it is--having a friend getting married, having babies and being busy. I can't wait myself to spend time with my dearest fried this summer, and more time with another good friend this summer!
    Don't you feel like Peter Pan sometimes and find your self singing "I Don't wanna Grown Up" I know I do.

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    1. Haha! Is that song from the Peter Pan play?? We had this old VHS tape of a Peter Pan play and I used to watch it all the time!! ;)

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  11. YES! Friendship is awesome and wonderful and terrific and NEEDED. No matter who we are, what we do, how we believe, where we live or anything else, we need friends. We need the fellowship and comfort. The ability to just BE. And be with someone who understands and will listen and will share back. :)

    Great post, Kellie! Got one stewing in my head right now about friendship, so great minds think alike. (At least during the same week. Not so much the same day seeing as I'm reading this days and days after you wrote it. ;)

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    1. Yay! Looking forward to reading your post, Kara! :D

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