My Best Friend

[Diva]

As trite as the thread title sounds, I don't mean for that in the creation of this thread.

But something struck me on someone's post on The Bucket List thread......before they died, they wanted a best friend. And I thought to myself how sad that was that she didn't have a best friend.

So, I thought it might be an interesting conversation to speak to the things which constitute what a 'best friend' is to you. What are the qualities important to you for 'best friend status'? You don't have to say who your best friend IS unless You just want to do so (I'm going to tell You!). And if Your partner is Your best friend, that's all well and good (and perfect, if You ask me), but that's not really what I'm after here.....(no offense intended)

That being said.............

My best friend is ShariBerry.
We met in 2003 when I had a party at my house. She and some others drove up from Austin. Now, at the time, we both were distracted and the friendship didn't 'launch' right away.

It wasn't until I moved to Austin that we reconnected and found that we had a lot of the same values, and we fed each other's spirits. It was so easy with her, I can't even remember WHEN it happened. And I could never understand why someone who is young enough to be my daughter (technically....I'm 18 years older than she is) would even WANT to be my best friend!

But she is an old soul.....and I am a young one....and they sorta met in the middle at 47 or so....

I don't think there is a THING we don't talk about......and when my ass needs kicking, she kicks it....and vice versa. I know I can tell her ANYthing and it stops there. I trust her with my life. I know she has my best interests at heart.

We talk almost daily and we tell each other we love the other before the call is over.

There are 3 people on this planet that I would lay down my life for.........and Shari is one of them.