Girl, Uninterrupted

I just got back from a four day trip to Orlando for a Mommy conference. The conference was great - good content, great speakers, fabulous music. But none of it held a candle to the hours and hours and hours of conversation with girlfriends. Some were friends I've had for a little while, some became new friends by the sheer amount of talking we did. 32 hours of chat will help get you up to speed on a girl's life.

I was shocked to realize how thirsty we all seemed for this kind of conversation. I thought I was the only one! But with little guys underfoot, every conversation seems to end with, "Oh. Uh oh. Okay, I gotta go. I'll catch you later."

I am so blessed to have a husband who loves to talk. Big E.'s parents have commented (more than once) that we talk more in a day than they do in a week.

But I'm beginning to get that much as I adore my husband, he has to work to really understand me. And vice versa.

But these women, they got it -- without five analogies or 3 different approaches. Nope, they got it before I even finished the sentence.

I have heard and I have been heard. And for some reason, that makes all the difference.