My inner circle is the 207 Sisters (for those not familiar, I don’t have two hundred and seven sisters….it’s two-oh-seven….like Molly Bowden’s badge number).
Had the chance to go out with “the Sisters” last Saturday night, an opportunity that was well over due. This event had been in my “Go Mom Organizer” for weeks and I was so excited. Now that I’m a mother of two, just having the chance to go to the Super Wal-Mart by myself is quite a treat! So imagine my excitement when I had the opportunity to get dressed up and talk about something other than poop, eye boogers, sippy cups and big girl panties (Um, we’re potty training Lexie. I’ve been a diaper graduate for quite some time). Spending time with other women is extremely therapeutic.
“Crown and Coke, please” I requested from the bar keep at The Penguin. Sat down with the girls and proceeded to talk. Oh, heck, who am I kidding: we gossiped! We gossiped like we hadn’t seen each other in years! And you know what? It was fun. Not mean gossip like in high school. But the “did-you-hear-about-so-and-so’s-divorce” kind of gossip. Or the “I-heard-about-so-and-so’s-plastic-surgery” gossip. Things you won’t read about in the Trib.
I think there is something to be said for a woman’s girlfriend group, you know? My girlfriends make up my support system (outside of my loving husband, of course). If I’m having a bad day, I know exactly who to turn to. We’ve even started a message board on-line to post our thoughts, leave messages for one another, or just plain chat.
Sometimes I think my husband doesn’t quite “get it,” nor do a lot of men, about a woman’s closest circle of friends. At the St. Jude Trivia night last week, I met another girlfriend group: The Hot Mommas. Just a bunch of women who enjoy hanging out, the occasional cocktail, and having fun. And I love their motto: somewhere beteween hot bodies and hot flashes. That’s what it’s all about! Getting together, celebrating, crying, reminiscing, and “girlfriending.”
If you haven’t been out with your inner cirlce recently, find your cell phone and get the girls together. It really can be therapeutic.
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