Suppah Club Ya'll

I know I've mentioned my Supper Club before and how fortunate I feel to be in such a great group of ladies.

And now, I'm going to brag on them once again.

Supper club last Thursday -- the group minus one

Since 2004, we have been getting together monthly, only missing a handful of gatherings due to us all being a little too busy with life.

I'm one of two in the group of eight that is not a teacher, and I'm also the baby of Supper Club.  We've seen lots of fun life changes -- boyfriends, engagements, marriages, job changes, babies.

Now one of our ladies is having a "when it rains, it pours" moment.  Their house, on the real estate market for more than two years, suddenly sold and with a stipulation for them to be out in three weeks.  She'd stopped their house hunt after such a long time of no bites on their home.  Their little family -- Mom, Dad, an infant, and a newborn -- relocated to a small townhome temporarily while they look for their new home.  They feel cramped, and their belongings are split between two storage units.  And then Dad -- he was just diagnosed with cancer.  At the age of 35.  He'll be starting chemo shortly.  The recurrence rate is sadly high.

When we got together Thursday, we all came with a little surprise ... frozen dinners for our girlfriend.  A simple "how are you doing?" was answered with her bursting into tears.  Hugs all around. 

I love being part of a group that is so supportive.  We later popped a bottle of champagne and shared lots of laughs.  And then we decided to start taking more pictures of our group ... hence the self-timer photo above, with my camera propped on a table in the den.

I say this a lot, but there really is nothing like good girlfriends. 
And good champagne.
And good hugs.