Friends

How many friends does one need to feel fulfilled? I know those who feel as if they have to have a ton of friends and for them, that's fine. However; I have never been a person that had to be surrounded by a ton of people. I'm just not wired that way I guess. I've never had more than 3 or 4 close friends at a time and as I get older, that still holds true. 

I think we all have those people we call friends, but in all actuality they aren't real friends. They're the people you call when you just want to gripe about something and you don't need any real support from. They are your "fair weather" friends. We also have those people that we keep close to us just so we can keep a close eye on...a "frienemy" as the term is these days. 

I love dearly my friends I have now. My circle seems to be expanding, finding new friends in the places we go and we develop a deep bond, and even when we move away from each other we still keep in contact. We still support and love the other person and we'd move mountains to help each other if we could. My only wish is that we lived closer so that we could still visit frequently. However; because they are military and we are military, we will probably never be in the same place together again. I look forward to the day when I can visit them again. I miss them and their company so very much. We share so much of ourselves with our friends, both good and bad. 

It just seems lately as if I only share bad things. I don't like that. I am ecstatic however for all the good things happening in their lives. Two of them are expecting their second child, and I am so giddy that I can't stand myself...lol. I can't wait for them to get to the baby shower stage! I want to buy stuff for them because I know that they will be appreciative of it and not expect anything, that's what makes them great people. I really do miss them. 

Maybe some day soon, I'll reconnect with them in person one more time.