Day is done......

Today one of my besties from high school buried her father.  I have lost my mother and my father so I know the pain she feels.  In fact she and I are now orphans.  Sad... I don't get to see this friend often as she lives in another state. When we saw each other today, smiles were easy, and hugs helped the years apart fall away.  It's that way with a group of women I share my life with.  We were fearless and wild when we were girls.  Best friends and had the world at our feet.  I am blessed that most of us are only a key stroke away from each other.  I stayed in our home town as did one other that I am happy to have near by.  Life keeps us preoccupied but if she needs me she seeks me and vise versa.  Comforting. I alerted by e-mail those in Texas, Georgia, and other parts of my state. Messages came flooding in and I shared with our friend all the condolences sent her way. It was a sad day, but blessed in so many ways. Military honors were part of the tribute for this father.  Taps and the 9 gun salute was awesome and reminded me of when I buried my father 3 years ago and became an orphan. Some of the other girls still have a parent, some have none, but we still have each other.  Day is done....