So you Gotta have Friends..

Never underestimate the power of a friend. I appreciate my friends a lot more these days since I moved across the ocean to start a life with my girlfriend.  Not only is she my partner in life, but she has become one of my best friends. However, I still miss and crave the ridiculously silly inside jokes as well as the fun and quirky personalities I left back in New York. 

So I’ve made it a mission here to find “a” friend.  One is fine, I’m not greedy (okay maybe two wouldn’t hurt). Someone to grab a pint of beer with (lord knows there's plenty of beer to be had here in La Belgique), maybe go shopping together and playfully mock the stuff on display  as if we were too cool for it all or even people watch and laugh at the complete and downright foolishness people call "style" these days (my personal fave). Possibly even lend a comforting ear or better yet give some love or sex advice here and there.  That’s not too much to ask for is it? 

Growing up I always had acquaintances. Lots of them.  In high school I was the girl that was friendly with everyone.  No labels.  Not a rock chick or a hippie or J.A.P (Jewish American Princess). Nope. I didn’t associate myself with any clique in particular.  It’s funny, but the word “clique” will always remind me of the movie Clueless where Alicia Silverstone’s character Cher comically observes and critiques the groups in the school cafeteria (in that stereotypical 90’s movie approach).  I was the girl that was friends with them all.   

As you get older your friendship circle gets smaller.  Friends move out of town, get married, have children, travel the globe, or just simply fall out of your life.  I’m happy to say that I’ve narrowed down my friend list to a solid group.  They’re all scattered across the Unites States, but I have faith that I’ll meet some “new” friends and add them to my European friend list.  If not, there’s always Skype.  In the mean time, I'll continue to enjoy and embrace the people that I've been truly fortunate enough to meet in this beautiful, yet strange and crazy world.