TT-Friendships!

November 7th -I have been blessed with many friends in my 28 years. They’ve come in all shapes, sizes, genders, races, economic classes, and personalities. Today’s TT—I am grateful for all of these special relationships!

I think it’s time that I tell you about one friend in particular, as she’s been influential in the development of the AIH Blog. Many of you know my dear friend, kHm, as Queen Bee Swain.

QBS and I met in 2005 in a training class at our former place of employment. We were 2 girls from different backgrounds and different states. Our training class lasted 2 weeks and took place in a city far from our respective homes. We have not seen each other in 4 years!! Approximately 1 million e-mails and text messages later, we have been in contact just about every day in the past four years! Ours is a pen-pal friendship that has flourished and grown in ways I never imagined possible.

Our daily chats started as reminiscing and poking fun at class mates and sharing the outfit of the day but grew into sharing broken hearts, praying for family members and friends during hard times, celebrating new love interests, encouraging each other in new ventures, and much more!

All friends share special traditions and activities—stuff they enjoy doing together! Long distance friendships are no different. This holiday season, we are sharing some of our traditions with you! AIH’s TT “Thanksgiving Thoughts” and QBS’s TTOD “Thanksgiving Thought of the Day” is something we’ve done for two years. In the middle of our hectic and stressful days at work, we take the time to remind each other that there are HUGE reasons to be thankful for all the blessings in our lives!

I look forward to sharing more of our traditions and hope they brighten your day as much as they do ours!

Until next time!

AIH