We are family! (part 1)

When it comes to family, there are 2 parts to this for me.

I have my blood relatives, who are my immediate family, and there is my actual family, the people I have chosen for myself and my life, my friends.

These are the people who have said this to me. The ones that hold my hand when I need it and push me along when I feel like I can't anymore.

They are my soul sisters. Without them, life would be a pretty fucking boring place!

Firstly, there is Eva. Oh Eva... She is the light of my soul. This woman is the bee's knees, rocks my socks, just an absolute superstar. There is no one I have met who is wiser, nicer, smarter, prettier, I don't know, maybe I'm biased, because she is my best friend, either way, Eva is the bomb dot com! If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be where I am today. I would have gotten there eventually, I am a strong capable woman, but she just added that extra bit I needed, the person being there saying "I know you can do this" to really push me on my way. I will be forever humbled and honoured having her in my life. Fuck I love you!

Next, we have Renee. Oh gosh, her and I... This is my Greek bestie, the one I feel closest to from that level. Having someone be able to relate, know what it was like growing up in a Greek household, talking the same language, eating the same food, listening to the same music, it makes a difference. We understand each other in ways that others can't because of our mindsets, how we deal with situations, how we view life, everything. There is nothing I can't tell this woman and know that she won't judge me (None of them do!), she'll understand and most importantly, she'll understand even when I cannot find the words to explain why I feel a certain way, or handled a certain thing. It's just nice, really really nice. I might not be much of a wog, but when I am, it's brilliant having someone I can share that with.

Moving on to April. She's my little polly pocket firecracker. She's the smallest, loudest, and just a bundle of hyperactivness that I absolutely adore. We can sit for hours and talk shit and laugh and laugh. We clicked from day dot, we are so completely different in looks and circumstances but we go together like white on rice. When we want to be serious, we are, but when we want to be silly, there is no one more fun! We have the type of sisterhood that if we annoy each other, we straight out say it, if we have a problem, we can always rely on each other, and if we just want to call up and say 'I love you', we do so with no hesitation or worry. We're tight, we're all gangsta and shit and we just work.

There are so many others, girls I've known for 20 years and are still best friends with, girls from work that are not just work friends anymore, girls from high school and different aspects of interests I've had over the years and we've stayed together.

Each and every one of these ladies mean the world to me, and without them, I wouldn't be me.

Let's not forget the guys either! They're there, they're awesome and it's funny, growing up I always had more male friends then female, chicks irritated the fuck out of me. Now though, I wouldn't give up my sisters for all the riches in the world. <3