Day 181 of 365 Days of Being Thankful

         Today I am thankful that Dan and I went to the casino last night.
We go every few months!  We take $40 each, play the slots and lose it, get a free soda, and leave!
I think of the slot machines as money eaters!  I look around and see all of the fancy furnishings and fixtures, and think that it takes a ton of money to run the casino.  And the money is coming from the gamblers losing their money!!Dan and I go for fun, hoping to win, but knowing that we'll probably lose what we put in the slot machines.  It goes so fast!
       I am also thankful for the sweet rose plant that my friends Jackie and Carol gave me as a get well gift.



  It is just starting to bloom and looks so pretty  I am so fortunate to have good and kind friends! Life would be so dull and boring without friends.  Of course, everyone  needs family and that is super important but I would be lonely without my close girlfriends! We get together to celebrate each other's birthdays and I always look forward to it! And it is nice to have college friends and childhood friends.  And it is so wonderful to have friends from my kids growing up! I love to hang with my friends who knew Amy because I can talk about her without any weirdness.  It is also nice to have friends from book clubs and bereaved parent groups because we have so much in common. My bereaved mom friend Debbie was telling me about her granddaughter playing with her deceased son Pete's Legos.  Those moments are so bittersweet.  I don't know how women can exist without friends because we are such social beings.

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