the girlfriends - apples, grapes & peaches

I think this has probably been the most neglected subject and part of me feels that it's because I have to fiercely protect this part of my life. I've always been sociable, I make friends quickly, but I lose them quickly too, and I hate that part. Especially the girls. I've been wishing and waiting for a best girlfriend my entire life, and now, safely and securely tested, tried and kept for at least 5 years now, I am a proud owner of not one best girlfriend, not two, but three!!!

They're absolutely gorgeous, soulful, trustworthy, spiritual, intelligent, funny, independent, sensitive, out-going, fashionable, sensible, and so completely different from one another. I'm struggling with who to pick first to describe, because I feel like I'm picking a favourite amongst favourites... alphabetically

Ok...
Miss Apple....has a tenacity and vivaciousness that she's completely unaware of. She is the girl that everyone is looking for at a function and that everyone wants to speak to. And she of course, is completely unaware of this all because she has her own priorities, her own friends. She is neither vain enough to see her beauty or her energy nor is she too insecure to know her worth. She's a flirt, but only when it's worth her while. She's got the balance all figured out. As her friend, I definitely feel that her friendship with me has been earned, that there's a level of respect and confidence that had to be reached. I love it. I love that she doesn't let anyone come flying into her life. At the same time, she treats everyone as innocent and worthy, until proven otherwise. She's fanatic about her family; I am deeply envious of her family relationships. Miss Apple is very diplomatic, full of charisma, there isn't a person in the world she couldn't speak to. She is also very romantic, though she probably won't be too quick to admit this, but I can tell from her hopeful optimism about life and love. She has big dreams, which sometimes have to change plot slightly, but never change in value. I worry that she is too easily influenced by all of us, which I guess is ok, because we have her best interests at heart, and once she's made up her mind, she's fiercely independent. She keeps the peace amongst us... not that we need it... but she's definitely the structure holding us up. She has that kinda strength.


Miss Grapes is amazingly warm, friendly and trustworthy. She takes having your back to an entirely unimaginable level. People gravitate towards her naturally, and if they don't, she'll make them love her eventually. She loves people, being around them, having fun. She lives life to the fullest, and I don't think there's a day that she hasn't done exactly what she wanted to do. She could take over the world if she wanted to, and the funny thing is, that you probably wouldn't notice her doing it. She makes everything seem effortless, despite working really hard to achieve. She also has big dreams, though I think she just really wants to be happy and comfortable, with a few rather chubby babies running around. Miss grapes knows how to tell a story - she's so endearing and honest and perhaps a little graphic on occasion, you just have to fall in love with her. You just have to. She's had some tough times in love, but we all have, but she always bounces back, with a fresh start, a new page.... effortlessly. Her giant heart and fun-loving outlook on life, make you want her around all the time. She is the trend, she is a real woman, though she's not entirely aware of that yet.


And Miss Peaches.... she's our glue, she's our mother hen, but she's also our baby. She's fiercely protective of her people. She has this natural inclination to nurture, to make sure everyone is ok, alright, and she's often too self-less. She would give up all her body parts for someone she loved, and I really need to get her to start thinking about herself and what she wants. She's excitable, genuinely interested and interesting, she listens with her heart and never her ears or her mind. She also has aspirations, but in a quieter, softer way than most. I don't think she wants to get bogged down in the detail, but like the rest of us, is in pursuit of real happiness. In life and in love, she puts her best efforts into everything, and I suspect, over-glorifies some of the people she comes across. I worried people will take her for granted, but I shouldn't because she's a real survivor. She has strength she's completely unaware of. I love pMS-ing with her, being temperamental with her, she's the yes-no-yes girl and she just can't help herself. She's every bit a lady, sophisticated and classy.

So these are my ladies, I'm blessed and so thankful. I've left out so much. Nothing will ever be good enough to describe how perfect they all are in their own way. There are days and sometimes weeks when I don't speak to them, and I worry that I've abandoned them or they've given up on me. It hasn't happened yet, and with a little love, and luck, and faith, and God, it won't happen ever.

I love them.