the slumber party

hi all. just though id stop by and fill you in on my weekend escapades.

saturday i got a phone call from ann, (my sons gf, & mother of my next grandchild). she asked me if id like to come to a slumber party that night. it would be her and 3 of her good friends. come in your jammies and bring a pillow. well, i went.

when ann and i got to lanies, she opened the door and snapped a picture. great way to start a party. we had pizza, cookies, & gobs of junkfood of all sorts, pop, candles, no TV, no men, no kids, played 'spin uno', and 5 gorgeous women blabbin and blabbin. and of course, lanie kept the random snapshots going thru out the night. what more could one ask for as ingredients for a perfect party? i mean......REALLY!!!

of course, i was the oldest, 59 1/2 yrs old. there was one 40-ish lady, two 30-ish ladies (ann, being one of them), and an l8 yr old. what a range of ages, life styles, and personalities. maybe im delusional, but i felt that each one of us clicked and 'fit' as soon as we met. i must remind you all that i was the only "newbie". the other gals all knew each other for some time. like i said, i may be delusional, but i felt accepted immediately and completly. it was so much fun. i did begin to wind down around 1:30 AM and decided to drive on home and sleep in my own bed. believe it or not, i wasnt ready to stop partying, but they were pooping out and trying to decide who would sleep where. i had so much cappachino in me that i could have kept up with them for a few more hours. weiners!! young wippersnappers!!

as i said before........lanie was a great lil hostess, the company couldnt have been better, nor more fun. im so grateful to ann and lanie for inviting me. in my humble opinion, theres no greater time that laughing till your face hurts. i did that many times thru out the evening. to all 4 of the lovely ladies who attended and made me feel as tho id known each of them all my life.................thanks!! thanks!! and thanks again!!

we spend our lives looking for a place to "fit". saturday night, i went to spend the evening with 3 women i didnt really know. today..... i would no longer call them strangers. sure, i still dont really KNOW them, but for that night............we all "FIT"!!! there was no outsider, and i dont believe anyone felt left out at any given moment.

wouldnt it be great if we all allowed ourselves to be the "newbie" without fear of rejection, and if we could be like these 4 ladies were to me..........accepting and comfortable. ahhhhhhhhhh!!!

flash a smile at someone, today, who looks like they need one. say a 'shotgun prayer' for a stranger. be the kindest you that you can be "just for today".

IBKARYN4U :)