When my eldest daughter started Kindergarten I wanted her to join a Brownie troop. I didn’t know many people in the neighborhood but someone told me to look for a blond woman named Annette on the first day of school. Her daughter Jessica was in the same class as Aria. I found her and after the first year of Daisies, Annette and I became co-leaders of our troop 350 until the girls became Juniors. That’s when my neighbor Darlene took over the troop. As it turns out our girls Jessica, Aria and Becky (Darlene’s daughter)stayed together from Kindergarten till seniors in high school and received their Gold awards, the highest honor for a Girl Scout. We moms grew close and shared precious times watching our girls grow up, attended their weddings and subsequently watched our daughters become mothers themselves. It’s great when friendships are born from things we did for our children. The years pass quickly. I don’t see Annette often but tonight I was able to be with Annette and her daughter and another mom From Elementary school days Marisel. I also met a new friend of Annette’s named Samantha Lurie.
It turns out she was Athena’s middle school English teacher.
We all gathered together tonight, a small sweet group to celebrate a landmark birthday for Annette. It was a night of looking back at many shared memories and a time to reflect on how friendships are made.
Happy Birthday to my long time friend Annette!
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