My Favorite Night of the Month

My favorite night of the month is my "Gourmet" night. Every month for the last 10 1/2 years a group of some of my closest friends and I have gotten together. We cook on a theme and get together to talk, eat, drink and laugh. I cherish these nights more than almost anything.

We are all so busy in our day to day lives with our families, work both in and out of our homes, after school activities, and general life that it is quite amazing that each month we still come together. Tonight a reporter from the Suburban joined us. It was interesting to hear everyone's perspective on the longevity of the group and our commitment to it. It all boiled down to one thing - Frienship- in the truest sense of the word. We are all there for one another no matter what. We have stood by each other through - lack of sleep with newborns, the terrible two's, choosing elemntary schools, the onset of the preteen years, now high schools. We have supported each other through pregnancies, miscarriages, some family deaths, and soon we begin planning bar/bat mitzot. It is amazing to me how this group has grown into my second family. We help each other out and care for and support one another.

It has reminded me once again how truly blessed I am.