Bring Out The Feel Great!

Apologies for the delay, I've been busy all week with many assignments. My favorite was writing one of my best friend's birthday cards! I don't know about you all, but I tend to write pretty long card messages... I think people appreciate the effort. 

About my friend: we have a very special history, one I feel is blog material. So I thought I'd write about that today. Hope you all enjoy it; I'm sure you all have that special friend that makes your life a lot brighter.

We've been friends for over 25 years, although we haven't lived in the same city for 21 of them. Yet we've always managed to keep in touch (yes, we're from the time people wrote letters on a regular basis), and throughout so many years we've shared many happy, and a lot of times many funny memories together. We were French public speaking champions at our school, actors in the Christmas play, pen pals for the longest time, lost tourists in Berlin and Prague, almost millionaires (I swear we came up with the perfect book title once, but couldn't remember it the next day), and we've also created a lot of our own traditions along the way. My favorite is our birthday card competition; it's been going on for ages, pushing us each year to become more creative and humorous. 

During our last trip together to Austin, Texas, we went to check out Barton Springs Pool. It was a very hot day and we wanted to get our tans going. While chilaxing in the sunshine, we started to chat about swimwear. OK, mostly me going on about other people's swimsuit choices. Not criticizing them, per se, but pointing out potential enhancements I thought could be made. That's when she started to tell me about her suit: where she bought it, how much she liked it, etc. She must have noticed my silence as soon as she finished talking, because she immediately said: "you obviously don't agree with my choice! " 

So, here's the deal. Yeah, I have opinions about which types of swimsuits look better against certain body types, certain skin tones, and all that, but none of that replaces the "feel great" attitude someone wears when they find what to them is the perfect suit. Sure, I could always give my opinion when asked, but that doesn't mean it's the the one and only truth. It is important to keep in mind that we each have our styles and preferences, and we're not always going to agree. The only thing I insist we agree on is finding the swimsuit that brings out the "feel great" attitude in you. So long as you rock whatever you decide to wear, we will always be good :)

And doesn't she look great? Happy Birthday, my dear!!