I received these words either as an e-mail or a comment on a social website years ago. To tell the truth, it was in the form of a chain mail letter. You know the kind. I don’t care for them at all. However, the meat of the message is what hit a sweet spot with me and I’ve kept it after all these years.

To my girls…

Here’s to the shit we talk.
The guys we stalk.
The way we shop.
The laughs we can’t stop.
The gossip we spill.
The looks that can kill.

To having each other’s back,
To the next morning getting all the facts,
Drowning the beers,
Spilling the tears…
We’ll stay together throughout the years.
♥

Of course, the letter came with the instructions to send it to my “10 favorite chicks”. An immediate urgency as far as a time-frame was also specified. To top it off, a not so subtle jab ended the whole silly thing: “If I don’t get this back I’m obviously not a good friend.  I love you…”

Really?

I’ve kept what I though is the important part of the letter and every now and then I send it to my own girlfriends (no strings attached) as a reminder to them that I do appreciate them for being friends of mine and their friendship is treasured.