Just me and my sisters. In a family of 5 brothers, us 3 girls have always stuck together. For the last 6 months, I have had the pleasure of having Becky live with us while she had her total hip replacement and recovery. For half of that time we literally lived around the corner from Jodi. It has been so fun having us all so close again.
Becky found a great place in Gilbert and is moving to be closer to work and her kids' school, which means my playmate, companion, nanny and most importantly, my friend is leaving. While I am excited for her and the new adventure she is about to embark on, I can't help but be a little bummed for myself. I would say that I'm like 95% happy for her and 5% bummed. No, more like 90:10.
Over the last 6 months, we have had some laughs, some cries, some silly times and lots and lots of ice cream together. While I do realize that she will be living only a few minutes away and is always just a phone call away, I can't help but think of how much I will miss her. She is one of my best friends. She has been my nearly constant companion for 6 months now, and is a big part of my day. I know my kids are going to miss the heck out of her, too! They both love her so much!
Becky-Todd and I wish you the best of luck on your new path and know that you will be happy and successful. You are a positive, loving person with a tremendous amount of faith, and that will take you everywhere.
I just want to close by saying the words to the song you sang to me the day I moved to IL that made me weep (and still get teary when I hear it):
"That I love you, I have loved you all along. And I miss you, been far away for far too long."
And I also want to tell you the poem the 3 of us girls wrote together when we were little:
Lovey Dovey Do I love you, you know it's true chickaboo chickaboo. Hold me tight with all your might. Hug hug hug but never fight or bite.
Man, I miss you already!
