My Collection

A lot of people have collections.  Some collect stamps.  Some collect beanie babies.  Some collect toys.  ( I have a few grown-men friends who have a garage full of toys)  But for me, my greatest collection is people.  Now, I have tried collecting many things as a child.  I had a huge box of random, cool and fun pencils, trolls (one of my most favoritist things ever)and Barbies and Barbie-like accessories.  I also once, in 5th grade, tried to collect boys, but after about a month or two of that (like most collections do) it ran its course and I got bored. Clearly breaking each little boys heart (I'm sure of it).  :) 

But now as I sit and reflect, at my ripe old age of 30, I can honestly say that I have a great "collection" of people that I am proud to call my friends, companions, padres, mia familia!  I have a great assortment in this collection; first and foremost my husband and sister (to which in very different ways I would think to be my soul mates), but wonderful friends as well.  Single friends, couple friends, married friends w/kids, married couples w/o kids, and friends that I have had for many years.  I am very lucky to have such a wide assortment of people in my collection as I know I can turn to each and every one of them with different, sometimes meaningless issues and problems, and I know that I will be heard, and given wonderful (yet sometimes hard to hear) advice.   

I even have a handful of guy friends in my treasured box.  Guys who I merely just talk about music with (huge passion of mine), and guys that I know if I needed any help or had trouble would have my back and be there in a heartbeat.  (also without having their wives go bat-shit crazy on them) and for that, I am truly thankful. 

I wish I could stuff all my people in a little box and store you in my nightstand.  However, there is no room in there as another collection has taken up a mind of its own.  So, instead I keep you all safe and sound in my heart. As much as I would love to sit around and just play with my little collection all day(we all know what a drunken mess that would turn out to be), I cant.  Sometimes I go days without talking to, looking at or even playing with my collection.  But I have faith that all memebers of this unique group know that I love and cherish every second of them. 

As times change and people get older (emphasis on you all, as I refuse to get older), it is inevitable that my collection will surely change.  I would love to add more friends in my box and grow even more of a strong and sturdy base, but even if it stays just the same, I'd be just fine with that too.  ;)