To Barb, Carol, Dana, Karen, Kristen, Patti C. & Patti V.   I am so blessed and honored that you are my girlfriends.  I thank you with all my heart and soul for the bazillion hours making phone calls during soccer practices, dance classes, runs, ski slopes and wherever you may be.  For some of you, and you know who you are, I am thankful that your brain goes a million miles a minute.  Yes, it takes two sentences to catch up, but I do. Thank you all for speaking to anyone that would listen about our Fundraiser.  Freezin’ will be a success because of all that you do.  This poem is dedicated to you.  I love you all. “Who Are My Girlfriends” They are: Girlfriends who inspire you to be your best Girlfriends who sell raffle tickets in 5 degree weather and are completely numb; all for the sake of buying your child more birthdays Girlfriends who run 20 miles in the rain and say “it’s all good” Girlfriends who rejoice your triumphs and help pick up the pieces of your failures Girlfriends who know all about you and still love you anyway Girlfriends who are ready to run someone over for you and back up to make sure the job is done Girlfriends who come and save the day when you have 102 fever and dance their hearts away to make a dance-a-thon a success Girlfriends who are always honest with you, even when you don’t want them to be Girlfriends who give silent hugs that make you feel that everything is going to be okay Christine XOX