So I am reading the “Sisterchicks” series by Robin Jones Gunn. I started the 2nd book today called, “Sisterchicks do the Hula”. It is already so funny!
In the story, two friends who had lost touch with each other reunited. Then they started talking on the phone a lot…and the phone bill was reflecting that. The husband Darren asked his wife Hope, “What do you two talk about?”
“Everything”
“Like what?”
She shrugged and listed topics her and her girlfriend Laurie had covered during the past week. “Varicose veins. New ways to fix chicken. The ozone layer. Coffee prices. Fabric softener. You know, like stuff.”
“But you don’t drink coffee.”
She looked at him and thought, How come men don’t get this? It’s so basic.
“Laurie and I need to stay connected. It keeps me sane when I talk to her every week.”
“For eighty-seven minutes about chicken recipes and fabric softener?”
“If that’s how long it takes, yes. Sometimes we talk longer if we discuss our hair or our hormones.”
Darren left his room shaking his head.
The next time Laurie called, Darren answered the phone. He talked to her for a few minutes before Laurie, put her husband Gabe on so that the husbands could meet. The two of them talked for five minutes, and that surprised her.
That night when Darren climbed into bed, she said, “What did you and Gabe talk about for so long?”
He looked at her with a smirk on his face and said, “Oh you know, the usual, fabric softener. Hormones.”
Just then I started busting out laughing. I found it to be so funny. But if you are married, ladies isn’t this just so typical? We love our husbands but when it comes to this, they simply just do not get it!
Where am I going with this? Well, it’s true women need women. Through the story of these two friends it is making me reflect upon a few “sisterchick” friends of my own.
First, I think of my friend Julie who I just had such a fun weekend with. Like these two women they are so tickled to just get to be together to be fun and crazy!
Second, it makes me think of my all time, longest lasting best friendship with my bf, also named Julie. She is the one person in this world, that in spite our differences and similarities that I know will still be my friend until the day I die. We have a special bond that can never be broken. I am so thankful to have to her in my life.
Third, it gets me excited about my next “girl” weekend with one of my dearest friends Sally. She and I become good friends in college. She was one of my bridesmaids in my wedding and we have not seen each other since that day. We are similar in so many ways. Our hearts just “connect” and understand each other. I had an opportunity to see her about a year ago and opted out because of the costs, but now she only lives a couple hours away. I can hardly wait to throw my arms around her skinny little waist.
Yes this may seem like a strange blog to some but I think if you are a woman you will understand what I am saying. I love being a woman, (except for once a month), and I love those special, unique friendships that I have with dear woman that I consider my “sisterchicks”.
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