My Girlfriends....the good old days

  What I really miss about the good old days is my girlfriends.  Being 22 I feel like everything changes.  We are no longer little girls that have very little to worry about.  But it feels sad to think back to how much fun we use to have.  We threw the best parties, knew the most people, and everyone wanted to be around us.  Don't get me wrong we weren't so called "popular" but we were the crazy party girls.  

  My best friend Alicia was like the ring leader to our group of girls, even though she would never admit it.  Alicia's basement was where we had all of our parties, whether it was during the summer nights or just the weekends.  We would invite the most people we possibly could and  you could not move in that basement.  It's funny because my group of girl friends each one of us are so different.  Alicia is the dark hair exotic italian girl with the ghetto booty, and thats exactly how she acts.  Laura is the red head, gorgeous girl with the big boobs and doesn't a sh*t what you think.  Stephanie is the wild curly hair, kind of pot head hippie type and extremely head strong/driven girl.  Heather is your typical blonde hair beauty, she is a nurse and always looking for a party.  Lauren and me are not the closest friends, she is the big girl of the group, she is really pretty but not such a pretty attitude.  She can be the biggest ***** sometimes.  And Melanie who is another bigger girl is also really gorgeous girl and she actually has a really nice personality.  She is more of the mother of the group.  And then there is me, ummm...it's hard to talk about yourself.  I am the funny one of the group, always trying to make others laugh.  I am mulit colored hair(funky highlights), also big boobs, best driver, and adventurous one of the group.  I am always up for anything. 

  I think about the things we use to do, let me give an example: Laura would have weekend parties during the summer.  We would call everyone we know to come over and drink.  The girls would get wild, stand up on tables, chairs and flash video cameras or run around naked or jump on the trampoline with Laura's dog(R.I.P Scout...we miss you pretty girl). We would take turns hooking up with the guy we were with at that time and the guys would mostly fight with each other and do beer bongs. We could go anywhere and start a party.  Perfect example Alicia's 21st birthday was on Mardi Gras two years ago tomorrow.  We stayed at a nice hotel in the city and it was kind of dead in there.  But we went to the hotel lounge/bar and put on rap music(Ludacris to be exact) and danced with every guy in there and Alicia got up on a table and danced.  I video tapped everything of course.  We are wild ones. 

  But now things are slightly different:  Alicia had a beautiful baby boy named Alex in September.  Yes, the crazy, wild girl had a baby.  She really is the last person I would think that would have a baby first out of our group.  Pretty ironic, huh?  I always joke with her that when Alex is old enough I will tell him how crazy she use to be.  And I video to prove it! In the last couple of months a lot has changed for us girls. 

  Of course Alicia had the baby, around the time Alicia had the baby, Heather and Lauren both got pregnant around the same time.  Unfortunately, Heather lost the baby after three months, I know she was having a really hard time with it.  Her boyfriend at the time(on and off for two years now) didn't take the news well at all and kinda of lost it when Heather lost the baby.  Lauren on the other hand is having a girl and just got engaged at Christmas time. 

  Laura(redhead) has a serious live in boyfriend, which I will really won't comment on him because I don't have to many nice things to say.  Let's just say he has a "slight" drug problem.  And has put my friend threw some sh*t.  Melanie's mom had cancer a couple months ago and was on the verge of dying but fortunatley had a major turn around and is doing well now.  Melanie has turned to religion to help her through it all and she has changed a lot.  Stepanie is graduating from LaSalle University in May and is becoming a social worker.  There was a lot of controversy with this because she could have had a career making a lot more money but she didn't want it.  I give her a lot of credit for doing something that she loves and taking that pay cut.  And then there is me who after a bad relationship last year has moved out on my own and started a career and of course you know I have a live in boyfriend. 

  Most of my friends are in relationships, going to either work or school, or both, and don't have much time for anything else.  I really miss having them around to talk to and go fun places with.  Although we don't always get along we definitely have a bond between us.  We have been friends for close to ten years now.  We each mean something different to each other.  Our lives have changed so much that at times I feel like I don't really know them anymore.  But tomorrow is Alicia's 23rd birthday I think we are going out to celebrate.  I will let you know how everything goes...and the new friend gossip.  

10:08 AM - Feb. 23, 2006 - post comment

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it is strange but i feel the same about my friends, getting older brings a lot of new trials for true friendship. we dont meet as often as earlier, we dont go out together anymore, we dont have fun together because we have other important things in our lives: families, work, study, new people around u - and it becomes much more difficult to find time for people who used to be your friends. anyways i hope that true friendship will survive in any case :))
take cares and have a good day,
lena

lena - 2:11 AM - Feb. 26, 2006

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