Recently I started reading Nancy Lindemeyer's new book, My First Best Friend.
It is bringing back so many memories of my first best friend, Judy.
Judy's mom was leaving the hospital after giving birth to Judy and her brother, Jack, when my mom was going into the hospital to give birth to me. We were born six days apart.
Then when we were not quite 3 years old we became neighbors.
Judy recently told me how happy she was when I moved in because up until then it was mostly boys in the neighborhood and Judy had three brothers too.
Here we are celebrating a hot summer day with Judy's brother, Jack, and a another friend.
I am on the left and Judy is next to me.
Jack and Judy celebrated their birthday. I still can remember so many of the ones in this picture.
I am on the far right on the top row, Judy is in the middle of the top row, Jack is on the left in the bottom row, and my sister even got in the picture at the far right (the baby).
I had such a crush on Jack at this age.
When we started to kindergarten it was so fun for the three of us to walk to school together.
What I remember most about Judy were climbing trees, playing baseball out in the street with the boys, learning to swim, and visiting in her home. I loved the smell of her house and seeing her parents share a glass of red wine before dinner. I remember the time Judy got caught between two branches in the tree and when I told my mom she thought we were just playing a joke and didn't come out to help. So I got her mom to help and then she got stuck too. My mom looked out the window and saw the fire truck there getting them both out of the tree. It is such a funny memory. How we loved hanging in that tree and pretending we were monkeys. We were constantly terrifying the neighbors.
I moved away when I was going into the sixth grade, but somehow Judy and I have always kept contact.
We haven't seen each other in about 30 years, but she will always be my "first best friend".
Happy Birthday dear friend, Judy!
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Don't forget the give away on Monday's blog entry, the drawing will be announced on Friday.
I am on the far right on the top row, Judy is in the middle of the top row, Jack is on the left in the bottom row, and my sister even got in the picture at the far right (the baby).
I had such a crush on Jack at this age.
When we started to kindergarten it was so fun for the three of us to walk to school together.
What I remember most about Judy were climbing trees, playing baseball out in the street with the boys, learning to swim, and visiting in her home. I loved the smell of her house and seeing her parents share a glass of red wine before dinner. I remember the time Judy got caught between two branches in the tree and when I told my mom she thought we were just playing a joke and didn't come out to help. So I got her mom to help and then she got stuck too. My mom looked out the window and saw the fire truck there getting them both out of the tree. It is such a funny memory. How we loved hanging in that tree and pretending we were monkeys. We were constantly terrifying the neighbors.
I moved away when I was going into the sixth grade, but somehow Judy and I have always kept contact.
We haven't seen each other in about 30 years, but she will always be my "first best friend".
Happy Birthday dear friend, Judy!
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Don't forget the give away on Monday's blog entry, the drawing will be announced on Friday.
