Girls have come and gone from the party, but the seven of us have been there through it all: the trauma that can be an all-girls high school, boyfriends, bad friends, jobs, family mess. We have stayed together despite moving away to college, getting married, having babies.
So today, I am thankful for my trip to New Orleans to reconnect with the girls that defined my teenage years, rescued me from depression, supported me through anything, stood in my wedding, celebrated the birth of my daughter and will surely take me to the nursing home in fifty years.
126. The Next Generation. We have started the second generation of Fat Kids- Christine's little Laynie, Claire, and Holly's little Savvy- just born this October. What we will do next year when Christine has a boy, I have no idea.
127. The Ornaments. We do a dirty Santa gift exchange every year for around $40 with an ornament. But the ornament has really become the best part. One year, I got a Lucky Dog stand ornament and my other favorite is two flowers in a flower pot that says Best Buds. I scored an awesome deal on my gift this year, but the ornament is still the best part.
128. Good Food. We bring our A-Game to the party when it comes to food. Whether it's artichoke balls, crab dip or stuffed mushrooms, the food at these parties is always amazing. And a tribute to why we started calling ourselves Fat Kids in the first place- we love to eat!
129. Reminiscing. After a few cocktails, we seem to remember more than we forget. It's such a good time to sit around the table (or we may brave the fire pit outside if there were more than a few cocktails) and just talk about after-prom parties and ringing the bell at Holy Cross after a Friday night football win. There's talk about how much has changed, and those things that are still.the.same. We need to start writing these down before we get old and really do start to forget!
130. My Beautiful Fat Kids. Here we are at last year's party. There was an awful flood that night; Claire was only eight weeks old, Holly had water coming into her house from a leak in the roof, I think Preau may have walked to Casie's from a few blocks away. But despite it all- we were together- and this is what it's all about!
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5 comments:
Sounds like a great holiday tradition! That's a big group of friends to be able to keep going with--how fun!
What a fun and wonderful holiday tradition :) Beautiful picture of you all!
What a great picture! I hope you have a great time in New Orleans!
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