“Maybe our girlfriends are our soulmates and guys are just people to have fun with.”
― Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City
We laughed all the way to the Dairy Queen when I picked her up that Saturday to take her for a drive. There is something so true, and so funny about the statement at the sametime. Mom and I are soul mates, we're girlfriends, we're mother and daughter and we're sisters of the heart and of the faith. We finally settled down because ordering ice cream is serious business and you have to have your wits about you! It was the first weekend in October and the end of ice cream season almost. Although, truth be told. we've been known to find a DQ open anytime anywhere! I ordered mom her medium twist cone and I had a small lime Mr. Misty float -- something I use to order when I was 16. We found a spot among some beautiful fall trees a block down from the Dairy Queen to have our ice cream -- and then headed down to Lake Harriet.
We found a lovely place to park and watch the sail boats:
We held hands and watched the boats and reminisced about mom's childhood summers and mine spent on the lake. We talked about the big party coming up the end of this month for mom's oldest grandson who was just that day getting married in Florida. We were all invited to their reception and my mom and I were anticipating the excitement of the big party.
Finally it was time to go back to her house. It was almost dinner time and the afternoon had flown by. When we got there we played in her room awhile. I put one of the scarves I had given her and a necklace I had made. We were like two girls playing dress up. My friend Dave Reynolds Skyped from British Columbia and my phone took the call since I was logged out of my computers. Mom and I both spoke to him and mom called him honey in the spirit of the day and because she immediately took to him. He was tickled! We had so much fun! We had one of the caregivers take our picture to mark the day. You can see the happiness, love and joy of this wonderful day together in our eyes and in our smiles! Love you all, honies! Bubsie and Lib
