Friends and Family

My friends and family have always been important to me. I may not be as close to my family as some people, but I love them very much and feel contected to them. Growing up was a little rough due to problems between my parents, but now that I'm an adult, most of it has faded. Things have changed and I try not to hold grudges.

I've never had a ton of close friends. I'd say I had one throughout high school, a half dozen or so in college, and then a couple now that I'm an adult. Right now, I have about 3 people who I consider very close friends -- the kind I could call up and cry to if necessary. One of them lives 90 minutes away and the other two are local to me.

Unfortunately, I've neglected my friends in the last couple of years. My mom's stroke sapped all of my energy. Then, after I had the baby, it became more difficult to get together without major planning. Since my friends' schedules are as crazy as mine, months can pass before we can get together.

However, that's no excuse for not keeping in touch. Facebook and email are super easy and quick to use. How hard is it to send a birthday card? Same for family -- just because I can't see them every week, that's no excuse not to keep in touch in between visits.

Since my friends have put up with me through thick and thin, I owe them better treatment. And, my family is, well, my family. They deserve better as well.

So, I resolve to:
1. Remember my friends and family's birthdays and send them an email at the very least; preferably a card. This will require me to actually write down/remember birthdays :-)
2. Get together with my local girlfriends once a month, whether it's dinner, brunch, lunch, drinks, or tv time.
3. Get together with my more distant girlfriend once every three months.
4. Be more patient with my grandmother; she is old and entitled to be cranky
5. Comment on more friend's Facebook posts. I know that I appreciate when people comment on mine, so I should return the favor.
6. Visit my grandparents' graves twice a year; take Delia with me.