Last weekend was all about hanging out with family and playing with the grandchildren, and believe me, it was great. This weekend is gonna be about hanging out with a terrific couple we haven't seen for a while, and it's gonna be great, too. Bottom line? I'm gonna do another fly-by post and then disappear from the Internet until next Friday.
Friends are people who know the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you forget the words.
Well, to tell the truth, we probably won't be doing a lot of singing. But we will be making a good bit of noise. We always do.We, um, laugh. A lot. The kind of laughing that makes your sides hurt. We may also drink a tad too much. (But just a tad.) Laugh some more. Swap lies, and trade tales. Play Scrabble and other games until we can't see straight. Make new memories. And laugh some more.
Kati and I might even do a little... shopping.
Heck, who knows? Maybe the four of us will chill in the hot tub for a while.
Everyone hears what you say.
Friends listen to what you say.
Best friends listen to what you don't say.
Not only does smarty pants Cliff know all about us, he remembers every story and experience we've ever shared with him, and knows precisely when to bring them up again for maximum effect. Which naturally begets more laughter.
And more laughter. (Okay, I admit it. The booze may up the hilarity a bit, too.)
Yep, for the next few days, all we have to do is enjoy ourselves, and try to keep the animals out of the Scrabble box.
I hope y'all enjoy your Labor Day weekend. I know we will.
Until next time, take care of yourselves. And each other.
Oh My Goodness, the chickens in the hot tub is so disturbing.
ReplyDeleteNow I will never go in mine without thinking of this photo first.
Thanks a lot !
wahahahahahahahahahaha
cheers, parsnip
HA! What can I say? Anything for a pal...
DeleteFriends are the people where you can pick up where you left off, after days, weeks or years.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful, wonderful time and save some stories for us...
Yes, absolutely! And friends NEVER run out of things to talk about. (Which is why we got so little sleep...)
DeleteDear Susan, enjoy your stay with your friends. I totally agree: friends are the salt in the soup, and to laugh one(!) of the greatest joys in life.
ReplyDeleteThanks. We had a fantastic time. The conversation occasionally got a bit salty, but the laughter soup was seasoned just right.
DeleteI too will be battling the long weekend traffic. Have fun, Susan! I look forward to Friday next and the pleasure of your online company.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the company of friends and the friendship ,have a great weekend :)
ReplyDeleteA perfectly blended post (as always), seasoned with wonderful words of wisdom. Even the chicks in the hot tub look disturbingly intriguing.
ReplyDeleteHave a fantastic holiday weekend!
What a great ode to friends and friendship. the bacon quote and 4 naked chicks are somewhat morbid (for animal lovers) but reflect how even the ugly side of friendship can be hilarious.
ReplyDeleteWhat better way to spend a weekend. We'll see you when you've recovered.
ReplyDeleteHi Susan .. sounds a great week ahead with so much laughter you'll come back with aching sides. Love the photos too ... hot tubs won't be the same! Don't splash too much .. and win at that scrabble - if you can access the box ...
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend - Hilary
Please please please may I borrow the 4 naked chicks in a hot tub photo?? I can email that to several people who will bust a gut laughing!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful time on your break, take extra Scrabble games and set them up to play right across the table, we used to do that, with three boards from one end of the big dining table to the other.
No time to answer all the comments, but I've gotta answer this one. Help yourself to any pictures you ever see on here. Funny stuff is meant to be shared.
DeleteOh wow! Three Scrabble games going at once... sounds like heaven! Happy weekend!
No no, ONE game across three boards.
DeleteHoly mackerel, I'll bet that's FUN!
DeleteIt's good to have friends like that. Enjoy them!
ReplyDeleteYou betcha! (We did!)
DeleteA best friend doesn't count the years apart....just the times together.
ReplyDeleteYes! Beautifully put.
DeleteHere's wishing you, then, a very happy weekend in the company of your friends. I have just come back from a relaxing stay in a farm in the middle of nowhere in the beautiful British countryside. Enjoy your weekend! :-)
ReplyDeleteGreetings from London.
Thank you. We had a wonderful time in the middle of nowhere, Tennessee.
DeleteIt's nice to takle a break from the internet sometimes isn't it? I had a week long break from it last month on vacation and it was nice. Have a nice holiday weekend :)
ReplyDeleteYes, getting "unplugged" is a fabulous escape... and plugging back in is like responding to an alarm clock.
DeleteThanks. It was terrific.
Oh dear, I laughed so much I nearly had a vowel movement!
ReplyDeleteHA! With me, that's a consonant condition...
Deletedamn, I nearly spit my coffee out. Especially the chickens and the cat. I like the sound of your kind of fun :)
ReplyDeleteOh, rats. I must be slipping. If you only "nearly" spit out your coffee, I've gotta try harder next time.
DeleteThat's a nice looking feline.
ReplyDeleteShe darned near looks like one of our friends' cats, too.
DeleteHAVE A GREAT TIME!!
ReplyDeleteWE DID! WE DID! (Why are we yelling?)
DeleteHow very very very lucky you are to have such a friendship. I long for such ... rats and blast! but I don't and that's that... I know you know how wonderful this relationship is.
ReplyDeleteSIGH
I know. Now that you're settling down in one place, I hope you find some very special friends there.
DeleteLovely thoughts on friendship, Susan.
ReplyDeleteHere's another one:
"A friend is somebody who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you just the way you are."
Good one, Julia. Thanks.
DeleteEnjoy yourself! I'll be working like a lunatic while you lounge. Guess the world is as it should be. ;)
ReplyDeleteSorry you had to work, kiddo, but we really DID enjoy ourselves.
DeleteThere's nothing better than old friends. Have a great time!!
ReplyDeleteYou're right; old friends are terrific... although it'd be kinda nice if we weren't quite so "old". (Thanks. We had a wonderful time!)
DeleteThat sounds like it will be a blast. Can't wait to hear about it when you return!
ReplyDeleteIt was definitely a blast. Thanks.
DeleteSounds like a grand time
ReplyDeleteAnd with my chime
I will take a vowel
But my movement may be foul
Yep, we had a ball,
DeleteBut that's not all.
The fun was so deep,
We forgot to sleep.
You made me laugh and I'm not there. Good old friends just can't be beat. Hoist a glass, chortle and snort, and create some new tales. Sounds like a very fun Labor Day Weekend. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWe did all that and more. Lots of fun! Thanks.
DeleteI'm so freaked out by the chickens in the hot tub that I can't remember what the rest of the post was about. Okay. I just sneaked another look. It's about more booze creating more laughter. I seldom drink. I guess that's why I have no sense of humor. My mother always told me that.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Oh dear. Sorry I freaked you out with the chickens. (HA! Not really... I think they're hysterical!)
DeleteI don't know how to tell you this, but your mother fibbed.
Love all the friendship quotes in your post and in the comments!
ReplyDeleteHave a great time and we'll see you when you get back.
Thanks. Glad ya liked 'em.
DeleteWe did. We really did.
Ha, you're punny! :) Sounds like you're settled in to have a great time, and a big woo hoo for it!
ReplyDeleteYep, pretty punny, but not so puny anymore.
DeleteEnjoy the time with your friends. Great post.
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Thanks. We did!
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ReplyDeleteMaybe the four of us will chill in the hot tub...
ReplyDeleteThe realization I was just forced to face was that my current physique bears a huge resemblance to those birds. I will now forced to retreat and contemplate this fact with several beers.
HA! Maybe a fake tan would help. Then again, the beers would be a lot easier, and would grease the old contemplative gears.
DeleteWhat a great post and I am so glad your spending the weekend with close friends. I know how much fun those weekends are and I wish I was going to have one too. lol
ReplyDeleteLove
Maggie
Thanks! I wish you had one, too.
DeleteFriends are the best... best friends are amazing and hard to come by...
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time with your friends girl...
I won the contest and I lost 37.2 pounds in 11 weeks... I will be writing a post about it this week... :)
CONGRATULATIONS! That is awesome, kiddo!
DeleteHave a fabulous, incredible, memorable time!! enjoy!! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, if you insist. HA! We sure did.
DeleteI know exactly the kid of friends you are talking about, I'm lucky enough to have times like these myself. Have a great time!! :)
ReplyDeleteCool. Only I'll betcha you guys eat lobster...
DeleteOkay, the chickens in the hot tub tickle me a whole lot more than they probably should. *giggling*
ReplyDeleteI think those chickens are hysterical, too. In fact, I kinda wanted to sit some rubber chickens up in the bed of the rat rod.
DeleteI'm sure you'll have a fabulous time with your friends! That chicken picture is absolutely hilarious!
ReplyDeleteWe did. I think that pic is a real hoot, too.
DeleteHave a great time. The sign SHOULD read: CAUTION! Hand jobs unavailable. Due to lack of hands.
ReplyDeleteI did my partying Friday night. I lost the ability to walk by nine. And the power of speech by ten.
Good times, good times.
Yeah, good times, indeed. However, for us, the later it got, the more we ran our mouths.
DeleteI lolled at the four naked chicken in the hottub! Have a blast!
ReplyDeleteGlad ya liked the "hot chicks". (We did!)
Deletelove the one with laughing grannies :)
ReplyDeleteMe, too!
Deletescrabble!
ReplyDeletewhat a ton of fun! brightened my day & made me think of friends =) thanks!
YES! Scrabble. (I'm a long-time addict of the game.)
DeleteGlad you enjoyed it.
Have a fabulous time with friends!
ReplyDeleteYes, ma'am! (We did, too. I'm very obedient.)
DeleteBoy oh boy... what fun and laughs 2 couples of long friendship, can have. A perfect way to close the summer.
ReplyDeleteI don't remember ever seeing the Lucy/Ethel friendship video.
My friend, Marilyn, and I made a "dumb" video of us making energy bars. At the end we sang friendship. Oh what guts we had, to do that one. We call our vids the Two Old Broads.
Yes, it was a perfect way to wind the summer down.
DeleteThat song was in my head while I was writing the post, and I remember Lucy and Ethel singing it. I could hardly believe it when I found the video on Youtube. (Isn't the Internet amaaaaazing???)
I remember that post! Nothing wrong with being an old broad, but two together is unbeatable.
Hey, Suzie Quzie. What a nice post to have popped in on. I also happened to have popped in on the Amazon reviews for 'Hot Flashes,' today. Lookin' good, woman! :)
ReplyDeleteSUZE!!! Hey girl, good to hear from you again! I hope you're settled in now.
DeleteThanks. (I must confess, I pop in there from time to time so I can pinch myself and read 'em, too!)
Sounds like a magnificent couple of weekends! My trip with my mom and siblings was full of side splitting laughter, too. Man, I love it. I hope you had a great time this weekend, and that you're still recovering from the sheer fabulousness of it.
ReplyDeleteShannon at The Warrior Muse
They were! I'm glad your trip was a blast, too. Nothing like side-splitting laughter... it's the best feel-good exercise ever.
DeleteI have a saying, "Family can be iffy; friends you choose; old friends you cherish".
ReplyDeleteI am sure you had a great weekend making more memories and having your cheeks hurt from all the laughter you once again shared.
That's a TERRIFIC saying. (Much better than the, "You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose.")
DeleteI hope you had an awesome Labor Day! Sounds like it should have been a blast! (And love those cards--too fun!)
ReplyDeleteWe did! I hope you did, too.
DeleteI know. You and me both.
ReplyDeleteNice post, great blog, following :)
ReplyDeleteGood Luck :)
Thank you. Welcome aboard!
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