Cliché or not, my friends are truly the friends that wouldn’t be bailing me out of jail, because they’d be sitting beside me in the cell. “Well THAT was fun! Now let’s figure out who didn’t have a sitter tonight so they can bail our asses out of this mess."
They embark upon adventures with me whole-heartedly and make the trip so much more fun along the way.
When I had the inspiration to do this collaborative blog, my friends gathered within the week. In one meeting: we created a name, purchased websites, made an online group for bouncing ideas off each other, made a FB page, a twitter account, a blog site, named ourselves and our respective families in about 3 hours (wine and yummy dessert induced laughter ensued of course).
I am so excited to see this idea take form. We are all amazing in our own ways. Our diversity is not only cultural but educational, religious, and even age (19 years between the youngest and oldest of us). Our diversity is what will make this idea a success. Our diversity is what will keep us spicy, fresh and new.
I love that we have such a broad group and yet somehow, when you put a bottle of wine (oh who am I kidding? 5 or 6) between us, any possible barrier is lifted away. We laugh at the same jokes and at each other. We hold each other when there is sadness, get on our fighting shoes when we need to back one of our bitches up (don’t make me stab your ass with my 5 inch stilettos!), and laugh hysterically when our friends are acting a-fool. We share our lives, our love, our struggles, and our weaknesses with each other.
I hope that you enjoy reading this blog as much as we have enjoyed creating it. We hope to see this blog transform not only into one of the most hilarious things you will EVER read, but a great place to come when you feel like you are the only one dealing with all the stupid shit kids and hubbies throw at you on a day to day basis.
We will be candid and sometimes too honest, but that’s because we want people to know that sometimes it’s ok to drink a little too much; sometimes it’s ok to hide in a dark room to escape your screaming kids; sometimes having thoughts of suffocating your husband in the middle of the night are normal – sometimes! You are not alone, and guess what? Neither are we. We are not the only ones that occasionally feel sad, trapped, homicidal, suicidal, or annoyed with everyone that says “hi”, we just have the guts to talk about it!
Keep the faith! We won’t just share the negative; we will share the positive too. The adorable things our kids say and do, the accomplishments we each have in our lives, our new businesses, our new educational adventures, our new loves. There will be silly-stupid stories that make you pee your pants imagining us stuck in such an idiotic position. If you can’t laugh at yourself – you’re not really laughing.
Have fun, read, enjoy, share, and tell us how you feel. Just don’t take us to heart too much. We love our families; we live our lives to make sure our families have the best anyone could want. Don’t judge us (or do, but then get the fuck out and stop reading, really why are you here anyway?), read us with an open mind and we will write with open hearts.
Remember - Bubbles laced with sunshine is the best way to start the day…
Signed,
Drunk before noon: Mimosa, M.D.
No comments:
Post a Comment