During my business school years, I met so many great people who are still my friends twenty years later. And while most don’t live nearby, we regularly communicate and see each other pretty often. Hey, everybody wants to visit New York City, right.
But I never imagined that when I went to business school that I would meet my daughter’s god mothers nor did I imagine we would ending up living and working in the same city.
During those early years, we definitely socialized like any other single women living in New York City, shopping, dinner, drinks after work, you get the idea. But as you can imagine, living in New York City when you first start out is pretty expensive which is why I was always looking for ways to socialize but on the cheap.
Over the years, we have a tradition of taking each other out to dinner to celebrate our birthdays but there have been times (layoffs, saving for a big vacation) that wasn’t always possible so I made a point of suggesting dinner parties. But how to have a delicious meal, not spend a ton of money and is easy to make, tough project right.
Well my go to entree is “Lasagna” incorporating Friendship Dairies cottage cheese. What cottage cheese in my lasagna!! My friends are not exactly cottage cheese fans, I pretty much won them over when I told them that my lasagna included cottage cheese. Trust me, your foodie friends will not be able to tell the difference.
Going Above and Beyond
I think we all know true friends are the ones that go above and beyond when you really need them. There was a time during my daughter’s baby and toddler years that I had to travel on business and not just overnight trips but for days a time. This is the burden of being a single mom and the sole breadwinner, one doesn’t have much choice in saying no when it comes to business travel when it’s a requirement of your job.
As you can imagine, hiring an over night babysitter for days is pretty expensive. But whenever I asked my friends to stay over to watch my daughter, they stepped up and took over babysitter duties. You may think shouldn’t they step up? Well if you are single, work a lot and are childless, it can be a daunting experience to watch a baby or toddler out of the blue. With the exception of an ear ache (my friend was calling me all the time to keep me informed), they all sailed through with flying colors.
Of course, now that my daughter is a teen, they still go above and beyond, hosting her for sleepover, coming up with fun activities and one even pays her to help her organize her home. No words can express what their friendship means to me and giving me some much needed me time. True friends indeed!
Learn more about “The Power of Friendship” in this video highlighting the lengths friends will go to in order to help someone they hold dear.
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Having a few good friends is so important. I have a few ride or die friends and I would be lost without them.
True friendships last forever! I have friends all over the world, including good friends in Norway. We don’t see each other often, but we always stay in touch and know that we are there for each other always.
I have true friends I haven’t seen in years but we still keep in touch. Having those kinds of friendships are priceless. Wonderful to get together and enjoy the day out with each other .
This is a sweet post. Friendships are important, that’s for sure. It’s always nice to find friends who are willing to help out.
Nothing like a good friend to help make life’s ups and downs more UP than down. For me, it’s my besties from the 7th grade. We’ve been friends for a lifetime and even though we live cross country from each other, we still see each other at least once a year. Love them and I’m so thankful for their friendship.
That is so wonderful that you have maintained your friendships from your school days! I have a few close friends I can always count on 🙂
Is so cool that you were able to maintain friendships with kids you went to school with. That is so rare. I have a couple of very close friends but none of them are from my school days. True friendship is extremely important.
True, authentic friendships are priceless. I love my friends as they are literally like my sisters and brothers. I agree with your post, thanks for sharing!
Having good friends and that support system is so important. OH, and I totally put cottage cheese in my lasagna.
I love this post. Good friendships are so important. I have a few friends who I don’t know what I would do without.
Sounds like you have a great girl squad there. I must admit that I have found it difficult to find women I can always rely on who aren’t family. You are very lucky.
Having at least a good friend or two is so important. I lost my parents in my 20’s, and it has been tough.. you really need a good support system.
I always hosted slumber parties for my Daughter and her friends. I like to be able to get to know her friends. It is so important to build friendships that will last.
Having a good set of friends who you can trust (especially with your child) is a pretty amazing thing!! Good for you for all keeping up with each other throughout the years!!
My best girlfriends are scattered all over the US, but we try to meet up once a year at the beach with our kids.
Sounds like you picked some true gems to have as friends. I value my friends because Ibcan count on them. I also value being a great friend to them.
Having a great group of friends is so valuable. It can really help to navigate the waters of life.
I have had a few good friends but most of them moved away, some overseas, some out of state. I have a small circle of friends now, but it is not the same as the friends I grew up with. You are lucky you have these wonderful women as your friends.
After graduating from university 5 years ago I have narrowed down true friends to 4 who always go above and beyond for me as I them. Glad you have such wonderful friends