A P.S. to Unexpected Friends.....

One of my new blog readers reminded me today of my gratefulness for his and his family's friendship.  Again a door was opened by my daughter Danielle over 9 years ago.

When Danielle was a freshman at Boston College, she had the best freshman roommate anyone could ever ask for, and as well as her freshman roommate, she met and befriended identical twin boys.  These four freshman became best of friends, and are still friends today.  But the best part of this friendship began the summer after their freshman year.

Without even knowing it, my family and the family of these new friends of Danielle's were all taking family vacations to Disney World.  We were all staying at different resorts, but when we found out that each family was staying the same week in Florida, we made plans to get together.

We had already formed casual friendships with these families during the year. The friendship with Danielle's roommate's parents because our daughters lived together, and the friendship with the twin's parents because our children sang in the Choral together and were cast together in a production of Godspell  (there's that recurring theme of music touching our lives again.)  So we all knew each other, but it was that Summer vacation, that solidified our families friendships.

While our five children, the twins, their little sister, their family friends, and her roommate, all went to the parks one night, our friend Kelly,  (who took our family on this trip, the story of my friendship with Kelly is for another day another blog) the twin's parents, her roommate's parents, and their family friends, all got together and went out to dinner.  It was a night of laughter and bonding.  We ate, we drank, we went to a piano bar, and we ended up singing Karaoke at 1a.m. If that isn't a foundation for a lasting friendship, I don't know what is.  Music ended up touching our lives again, but more than that we met two families, that are today, not just friends, but Family.  My dad always says that to be grateful is the best gift a person can give.  The theme of gratefulness will be recurrent in most of my blogging, so to that note, I say "I am grateful for the friendship of these families. Thank you Danielle for opening another door for us.

** A Happy side note...4 years ago, when my husband and I celebrated our 25th Wedding Anniversary, I introduced Danielle's college roommate to my cousin Jon.  4 months ago at my son Ryan's wedding, Jon asked Michelle (Danielle's roommate) to marry him and she said yes!!! They are getting married in the Fall.  Unexpected friendships.....became a joining of our families by marriage, I am overjoyed, and again...Truly Grateful!