Who Are Your Closest Friends?

A tribute to girlfriends.

Do you have just one very, very best friend? Or multiple besties?

Do you have a relative that you are close to? Did you have a childhood best friend that you are still enjoying a friendship with? Perhaps you have a neighbor that is near and dear to you. Or might your best friend be a co-worker?

Have your best friends changed through the years, or do you have a really long and strong history with one special friend?

Have you lost touch with a best friend and then reconnected as if no time at all had gone by? Or have you let some friendships run their course and haven't been in touch with that person for years?

I have been blessed to have many fabulous girls come into my life..and many have remained, whether or not we lost touch along the way.

I have a childhood friend that I have known since I was seven...she was the first girl I met when I moved to NJ because she lived on my street. And just a few weeks ago we had lunch together! We lost touch a few times along the way, but have always managed to reconnect.

I have another friend who is more like a sister. I have known her since elementary school and have remained as close as close can be with her for most of my life. She has kept many of my secrets and knows more about me than most people.

There's a friend I met in the earlier days of my NJ radio career who is also in the business that remains a lifelong friend and much, much more to me.

And then there's the very special friend I got close to when we were pregnant together -- not only is she an extra special friend in a way no other could be, but her son and my son, who were born just months apart, have been best friends for most of their lives.

I also have other amazing, close friends from all different circumstances and walks of life, and I am blessed to be able to connect with them whenever time allows.

I am also close to my sister and my sister-in-law, as well as many of my cousins. And my mom, too!

And I have really strong, vivid, and loving memories of a few friends that I considered 'best friends' along the way that, for various reasons (some of which I don't know) are not in touch with me anymore, but I wish them well and I really do wish they would someday find it in their hearts to reconnect.

And let me also mention some rather new female friends that I have grown close to recently. As with all of life, sometimes change doesn't mean loss...but instead means finding new women that can become really amazing and loyal friends.

I thank you all for what you have taught me, how you have helped me, and for everything you have done from indulging me with your company when I need you, to listening to my problems, for understanding when I am overwhelmed with motherhood to find time to see you, and for still being in my life.