stuffed animals unite.

One of my girlfriends planned a night for our friends to stay in- providing no details on what the evening would entail. We were given only one direction, to bring an 8x10 photo frame. A total of ten of us showed up, we ordered thai food, drank wine and celebrated our friendship by framing our conversations. As teachers, we've approached our mid-year slump and as corp members, we're approaching the end of our commitment and we're attempting to adjust to the idea that we won't all be in philly next year. The evening planned was to commemorate our friendships. Each of us picked paper we wanted to frame, put our names on it. The pages were placed on the floor, shuffled and selected at random. When each of our names was called, we turned with our backs against the circle and the rest of the group had a conversation about you, behind your back, sharing favorite memories, best qualities and what we love most about the selected person. Needless to say there was lots of crying, laughing and validation- cannot believe how blessed I've been to find these ladies.