Every Mommy has a Single Friend

Tonight was the epitome of what a friendship between a Mommy and her Single Friend looks like. I walked out of work, hopped in my car and zipped over to my Mommy Friend's (MF) house and showed her my outfit for the day. I wasn't rubbing it in that I had gotten dressed today and she hadn't, or that my make up was done and hers wasn't it was simply because a mere week ago we had splurged (yes splurged) and gotten a sitter, whoa. Really? WE got a SITTER. As far as the two of us go, it's almost non-existent. And an even bigger deal, we went SHOPPING. Ok really, you must understand that as far as MF and I go, we try our best to go places with Baby in tow and more often than not we succeed, however as Baby has become a Toddler we've come to realize that going out anywhere is quickly becoming something that we can't do. He's fast, on the move, loud and giving us a whole lot of NO with a hip out these days. To say the least it was an accomplishment and boy did we run with it. We went to PDX (normally not an option due to distance), we went to Nordstrom's Rack (sure, if we want him to pull every piece of clothing off of every single rack), we sat down to eat (without making sure things were out of reach), and although this time there wasnt a reason, we still shared a dressing room. Yeah, we're that close. Sidetrack much? Yes. Where were we?

Ah yes, the epitome of a Mommy Friend/Single Friend relationship. Tonight when I showed up at her house to show her my outfit it was to show that on my second day of work I wore the skirt that we bought together on that rare shopping trip, (see there WAS a link there) as a true blue friend she also offered me dinner knowing that I was tired from being at a new job career and working a second job and going to school. Have I mentioned she's an awesome Mommy? And that it rolls over now and again into taking care of me, and her hubby (who is really another very big child, but hey what hubby isn't?) Problem being she had managed to find the weirdest Minestrone recipe either of us had ever seen, and bought the ingredients without really paying attention to the fact that it didn't make sense. Sound familiar anyone? This resulted in a quick Toddler free trip to the grocery store to pick up items. It wasn't until we were out of the car walking through the parking lot that this is our life right now, in a nutshell. Me in heels, skirt, blouse, earrings, big ring, hair done, make up still looking good. MF in jeans, teeshirt, Crocs (ok not the big foot ones the cute Mary Jane style ones), messy bun no make-up.

...Yeah...she's a mommy, I'm single and it shows.