Making the Most of What We Have

We met by chance ... are friends by choice.

Twenty years ago, there were a group of us thrown together at Our Place of Work to open up a new branch location. Twenty years later ... there are still a handful of us that get together and celebrate our friendship whenever we can make it work.

Originally, we made plans to get together before we went our separate ways after a visit. Once a month. We all marked it on our calendars and set a day, time and place to ensure we didn't let this friendship fall by the wayside.

Then life happened. There were job changes, family relationships that changed and evolved, retirement, health challenges and several even moved out of the province.

Our monthly ritual was no more. But we didn't let the connection break entirely. We were a group of friends united. And united we have stayed. Through good times and bad.

We made our plans around whatever worked. Our motto is "No pressure". We would gather for tea ... for potluck suppers ... picnics ... days to remember ... and as the years evolved, we even managed to take our friendship group on the road and set out on new adventures.

Whether it was 2 hours, 2 days, 2 minutes on the phone or an email 'conversation' ... we have learned to create the most out of whatever time we are given. We have made a lot of memories in little time.

This past weekend, we were given about 90 minutes.

It takes creativity, patience and a little bit of flexibility to make a 'Pedicure for Four' work. But we did it! As much as we tried to make this work in the times we chose ... in the end, it was the salon that made our decision. There was one day that would work, within the deadline that we had (flexibly) created in our minds. That would be this past Saturday.

Each of us found a way to make this work. And it was good.

We had the Pedicure Room to ourselves. We chatted together and apart. We drew our estheticians into 'our world' and enlarged our circle. We created new memories.

When we are together, we laugh, we share, we care ... we support, we encourage, we listen, we talk. This time? We got pretty feet!

Our Circle of Feet ...

within our most special

Circle of Friends