Girlfriend Love

Today, even though it is Wednesday, we are not going to be doing a Win-It Wednesday competition. The reason is that I am going out of the country today, along with two of my closest friends from college, to visit yet another close friend who lives in Milan and summers on the Italian Riviera. That’s right, the girls are hitting the Riviera–watch out Italy!

These girlfriends are so special to me and important to me. One of my girlfriends has a wonderful blog called Mamagirl Melly, and here is an excerpt from a post she wrote about girlfriends:

• Girlfriends will hand you tissues and tell you it’s OK to cry when your heart has been broken.

• Girlfriends will tell you that whoever broke your heart in the first place is a loser jerk that didn’t deserve you anyway.

• Girlfriends will snap the under-snap of your bodysuit when you are too drunk and uncoordinated to reach down and do it yourself.

• Girlfriends will go and retrieve your bra from where you may have left it the night before so that it doesn’t become someone’s trophy.

• Girlfriends will put you in touch with their midwife mothers, who will talk you through over the phone how to take out your diaphragm that got stuck and lodged up there.

• Girlfriends will keep your secrets.

• Girlfriends will pick you up when you’ve fallen down. They will hold your hand and walk you home.

• Girlfriends will take care of your kids if you are having a mom-life crisis and need a break.

• Girlfriends will kiss and hug your kids like they are their own.

• Girlfriends will tell you to buy that pair of shooze anyway and not eat for a month to be able to afford it.

• Girlfriends will empower you and give you confidence.

• Girlfriends are selfless.

Ever since my friend Mamagirl wrote this post I have been mentally adding to this list. And this coming week and weekend, while spending time in Italy alone with my girlfriends, I know I am going to think of about 100 new items to add to the list!

How about you? What do your girlfriends do for you?