Hello friends and welcome to Quite Simply Us.
When you first start blogging, they tell you the most important thing is to choose a niche! I mean, I get it, but why oh why does everything have to be crammed into a little box. I have far more to say that what would fit inside! Truth is, this blog will probably end up falling somewhere between a personal blog and a lifestyle blog.
The idea for this blog started when some of my friends suggested I start blogging about the monthly girls day adventures of my best friends and I. In between, though, you’ll hear about things like food, cocktails, favorite things and places, home, decor and I’m sure some other fun stuff. So, I don’t know, maybe this is a perstyle blog? Maybe a lifanol blog? At the end of the day, it’s a Quite Simply Us blog.
Before we go too far, though, I’m going to tell you a little about me.
I’m Lori and I recently reached that dreaded 50. I’m a divorcee after being married for over 20 years. I’m currently in a happy, healthy and committed long-term relationship with Tony, who is 7 years my junior. Yes, yes I am a cougar. I’ve got a great 24-year old kiddo, who is not a proponent of social media and sharing personal information, so maybe I’ll talk about him later. If I’m allowed! I’m also lucky enough to have a beautiful bonus daughter, too! Overall, life is good!
I just resigned from my job as Marketing Manager for a state governmental agency in Ohio after a 28 year career! Yikes! Now what’s a gal to do? This, it seems. For now anyway! I have an awful lot of interests, so who knows what else I may end up doing!
But enough about me right now – you’ll likely get your fill as time progresses. This blog is about friendship. Enduring, vital friendship. Life-changing, everyone-needs-it friendship.
There are four of us girls who went to high school together – me, Heidi, Christine and Julie.
Heidi and I were best pals in high school and Christine and Heidi were also best friends in high school. Although we went to school with Julie, we didn’t really hang with her until a few years back.
Now, we’re a tribe! No, seriously! We’re the four musketeers, the golden girls (but not so golden yet) – amber, perhaps! We’ve got a few more years, okay!
Although we get together and do other things, it’s our girls day that pulls us together each month. We each plan 3 adventures a year and the others have to go along even if it’s not their cup of tea! Sometimes our adventures are quite tame – lunch & shopping. Sometimes they’re cultural – theater or symphony. Sometimes we’re swimming in a backyard pool and sipping a cocktail or two. No matter what, we’re enjoying our time together – laughing, exploring, experiencing, comforting and even crying now and then!
So that’s what this is about. Our girls’ day adventures. Our time. Our friendship. Us! Sure, I’ll venture into lots of other places, cause I’m scattered like that. You’ll learn to love it! Or not! So read at your own peril.
Here’s the thing. We’re what I would consider everyday women. Our kids are raised and some of us have grandkids. Like everyone else, we have our ups and downs. We’re all different – 4 women who have different personalities, outlooks, views, fears, hopes & desires. We don’t always agree with one another, but we do support one another. And having that support system is so remarkably important. It doesn’t matter what your best friend situation looks like, how old you are or how long you’ve been besties, what’s truly important is having that circle surrounding you for the crazy, wakadoo times and for the life-altering, earth-shattering ones.
Be sure to follow us on FB, IG and Pinterest to learn more about us and, as I like to call it, our adventures of the serendipitous sisterhood.
I can’t wait to share our stories and hear about yours. So tell me, are you lucky enough to have your own bestie brigade?
