This past Saturday, my two sisters and I hosted a celebration of our sister-in-law Dawn's 40th. It was a chance for 10 "girls" to get away from kids and partners for a few hours of laughter, good food, chocolate and drinks. Plus the two canine gals - Maggy and Ginger of course. It was a lot of fun and especially so as many there really needed it. Life has a way of throwing challenges at us - and it helps to have our female friends to help us through. Therapy with a hangover.
It's especially enlightening to join this group - many of whom have known each other for many years. I'm more an honorary member as I'm older (a bit) than the others and haven't lived here since leaving for university. My shared experiences since then have consisted of brief holiday appearances, hellos and updates from family. Now that I can play a different, more consistent role, it feels good.
For Maggy too - as the party was a success for her as well. She happily hung around everyone enjoying the attention, lying in the grass, then calmly, surreptitiously nabbing a snack from one of the trays, barely making a sound or motion. We were all surprised and impressed at the same time - until she tried it again and we shut her down. Once was a party trick, twice was uncouth!
Overall, all the girls appeared to have a good night.
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