I promised I would post more photos from Sunday, and would have done so sooner had I not taken on a work project for the week that IS TURNING MY BRAIN INTO A BIG STEAMING PILE OF POO.
Ahem.
I could (and would) wax poetic about The Girls, except then I start emoting all over the place. It can get quite messy, and somebody would have to clean it up. That “somebody” would most likely be Honey, but still. The dude cleans up after me enough as it is.
I’ll keep it simple and non-messy like.
When we moved here I had…no friends. Zip, zilch, NADA.
Fast forward seven years and I have more friends that we can fit into two minivans. We manage to get together is small clusters about once a week (With the kids, which means conversation is limited at best. “What was I saying again?” is a common question we ask each other). It is hard to get the whole lot of us together what with the husbands, and the kids, and the work, and the LIFE we all have going on.
However.
If it a special occasion such as a birthday or a going away party, we all do our darndest to BE THERE.
Sunday was no exception. A few girls could not make it because we live in the The Vacation Capital of Western Canada. This means that friends and family tend to arrive (AND NEVER LEAVE) all throughout the summer. Considering all of this, we had a good turnout.
That would be fourteen ladies, to save you from counting.
We laugh together. We cry together. We talk about farts, and poop, and boobs (or lack thereof)(*waves*). One of my closest girls does not have the same boob issues I do.
We generally just have a great time. While looking HAWT.
Yes, Karen and Tianna were blinded by the sun. No, I did not ask them to move. Tianna is eight months pregnant. If she’s smiling, who am I to tip the apple cart?
Here’s a better one of Karen.
Oh! And hey! That’s me! Here’s one more with Amanda.
Pretend I don’t have crow’s feet, and it’s a good shot.
Let’s go back to Tianna, Miss Blinded By The Sun.
My girls. They funny.
All fourteen of these women are married.
Eleven of us have children, most of us more than one.
We spend our days trying not to go crazy while wiping bums, changing diapers, cleaning up baby puke, the whole lot.
But when the occasion calls for it, we turn back to being US. Not a Mom, not a Wife, just a Girl. We wipe the sludge off, get gussied up, and head out on the town. Us Old Wives clean up real nice.
At least that’s what we tell ourselves.
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Dude, you better bring that magic “Make Everybody Look Glowy & Gorgeous” camera with you to BlogHer. I might just let a picture of me be taken if it came out like those!
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Comment by Velma on July 9th, 2008 @ 9:02 pmThat’s quite a lot of beauties! Seriously, you aren’t kidding about Canada and the hotties.
My dad was from Canada. Too bad I wasn’t born there! 
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Seriously, I am beginning to think that if I moved to Canada I would immediately get better looking.
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Comment by Loralee on July 9th, 2008 @ 9:03 pmIt looks like an amazing group of women. You ARE all hotties.
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Comment by Renee Daniels aka Indygirl on July 9th, 2008 @ 10:01 pmI counted. Then realized that you had said how many beautiful ladies were there! Ooops!!!
Good friends rock 
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Yay! I was waiting for more photos! It’s true… We’re a bunch of hotties! Hope to see you soon! Are your boys going to Kid-sense?
Comment by Tamara on July 9th, 2008 @ 10:39 pmLooks like fun was had by all! Great pictures - I love the one of Amanda and Tianna, it’s perfect! How nice to have a big group of friends to celebrate, (or share heartache) with!
Comment by Michele on July 9th, 2008 @ 11:37 pmLooks like you have a wonderful bunch of friends!!
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Comment by Hannah on July 10th, 2008 @ 1:42 amDuh, of course Canadian chicks are hawt. Battling the winters will do that for a woman.
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Comment by witchypoo on July 10th, 2008 @ 3:51 amI figured that Canadian Chicks would look different since they’re foreign and all but damn, y’all really are hot. I know what it is! It’s all that beer and hockey, right?
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Comment by Heather B. on July 10th, 2008 @ 5:16 amWE are SO ABSOLUTELY HOT!! I am heading out with my gang of MILF’s tonight… and have been looking forward to it for days upon days! While there’s only three of us, without them life would be pretty hard……
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Comment by Tracy on July 10th, 2008 @ 5:44 amFun!
You are all HOT!
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Comment by Kristabella on July 10th, 2008 @ 7:23 amMakes me want to move to Canada!
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Comment by Erin on July 10th, 2008 @ 7:38 ami envy your giant group of friends! how did you all meet? i have two best friends. and that’s it.
You all look so happy and full of life. It’s fantastic to see.
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Comment by She Likes Purple on July 10th, 2008 @ 7:51 amAwesome! Looks like a lot of fun. Beautiful, thoughtful, tanned fun. With ice cream.
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Comment by Assertagirl on July 10th, 2008 @ 8:48 amHow wonderful that you have such a wonderful support system of women! What a beutiful expression of womanhood! Love the group photos of you all together!
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Comment by Elaine on July 10th, 2008 @ 8:53 amI so wish I had a group of girlfriends like that.
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Comment by Kristie on July 10th, 2008 @ 9:32 amThat’s an amazing group of friends to have all in the same place, so very cool. And I concur, you are all totally babelicious.
Comment by Amanda Franks on July 10th, 2008 @ 12:09 pmYou all make us Canadian girls look good! HAWT is right
What a fantastic group of gals to hang with, makes me want to move there!
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Comment by Kami on July 10th, 2008 @ 12:23 pmThere isn’t much better than having a group of girlfriends who know it all.
Gosh, I miss having a group of friends like that to hang out with. I still have a group, we’re all spread out though. But I’m working on it!!
I may have nearly accosted a woman in the grocery store the other day… Turns out she’s new to this base too and we exchanged numbers.
The rules change as we get older, don’t they. And it’s not so easy as sharing your bike or some skittles and instantly making a best friend - like when I was little.
Those pictures are true treasures - and so are the friends.
I’ll be joining the ranks of the non-boob party here in about 6 months. Whoo-hoo! Or, perhaps not.
-Andrea
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Comment by Andrea on July 10th, 2008 @ 2:20 pmHow fun that you have those pictures.
Sad though that your friend is moving away though. 
Like you said though, you do live in summer vacation destination, they will just have to come and visit you each summer!
What a bunch of hot chicks. You give me hope. I’ve been in my new locale for almost 2 years now, and I’m making friends but it is slow going. You all are so gorgeous!!! (Crow’s feet? WTH?)
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Comment by Kaza on July 10th, 2008 @ 7:10 pmLooks like a pretty blessed event. The Lord has blessed you with many friends and nothing beats that.
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Comment by Susie on July 10th, 2008 @ 8:56 pmSpeaking of Western Canada, guess who’s going to be there–Vancouver, Jasper, Kamloops–for a week while all the lovely BlogHer ladies descend upon her city? Yeah, I was never one for timing.
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Comment by Camels & Chocolate on July 11th, 2008 @ 8:38 amWhat a blessing to have such great friends! I’m in the zip zilch nada stage at the moment. I’m enjoying it for now, since I don’t have time for friends at the moment anyway, but I’m sure in a couple weeks it’s really going to bother me.
Oh well! That’s what prayer is for!
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Comment by Mrs. Wilson on July 12th, 2008 @ 5:34 pmI got your message and was very dissapointed that I wasn’t going to be in town to take part in what looks like a great girls night. Thanks for the invite. Keep me in mind for another time though.
Comment by Heidi on July 13th, 2008 @ 12:47 pm[...] great friend had a birthday. Usually us girls all get together for the birthdays. They are fun, and wonderful, and all of that nonsense. The problem is that you only get to talk [...]
Comment by Dutch Blitz » Saturday Night on August 17th, 2008 @ 12:07 am
Y’all are all adorable. What a blessing to have each other.
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