Let's Go to Disneyland

OMGosh...I am so excited to finally have the TAGS start on their journey! And I found out it is going to be fun to see what I learn by doing this blog...I didn't know Gina and Robin have been friends since before they were born....and I have known them for over 35 years myself. Now how cool is that? Gina picked Robin to Tag and tell her how special she is with a beautiful handmade card filled with LoVe and photos of them and their lifetime friendship. After they went to Disneyland to have fun and spend the evening reminiscing!


Here is what Gina had to say about it....

Hello, this is Gina and I was given the Tag You’re It project by Diane.  I stressed out about it at first, thinking I wouldn’t do it “right” so I put it on the back burner for a while. Then time starting slipping away and I finally realized that I was making it too hard…just pick someone you care about and let them know it.  So I chose my friend Robin.  We have been friends since our mommies were pregnant with us.   I gathered up several pictures of us that spanned back to when we were about four years old.  Both of us are major picture takers, but I sadly realized that we had taken fewer pictures than one might expect for such a long friendship. Anyway, I wrote her a letter thanking her for being such a great friend and I put the collage of pictures along with the letter in a cute folder. We hugged, enjoyed the pictures and then we left to enjoy an “all adult, no kids to worry about” evening at Disneyland.  We had fun talking, shopping, eating and reminiscing. …all the fun things that come with a long friendship.  Once again… LOVE YA ROBIN!!!  You’re a great friend!!!!  And I’m glad that Tag You’re It  was sent to me because we often don’t take the time to stop and tell our special people how much we love them!!!  So THANKS DIANE….LOVE YOU TOO!!!!!

And here is the letter she wrote to Robin...

To My Lifelong, Wonderful Friend,

As I sit here and think of all the memories over the years I am so thankful to have you in my life. You are truly one of the kindest, most giving people I know and our friendship means so much to me.  As we turn…cough..…fifty years old, I want to thank you for all the fun. There are lots of memories of playing at each others houses when we were little when all our moms would get together for coffee. So many fun memories up through Kindergarten, and then we were separated. But we were destined to be brought back together as young teenagers, and those days are engraved in my heart forever.  What fun we had all those years!! All the loooong phone calls, the sleep overs, the “what would you rather do..”  the trips, the boy talks, the dreams. And then to be in each other’s weddings and be there for our babies.  How lucky we were to have each other to share it all.  I am sort of sad that as our kids were growing up we were soo busy and didn’t get together as much as we should have.  Life happens. But I always, always, always knew you were there. And I have loved all of our dinners over the years at Acapulco and all the catching up that we do. It’s so wonderful to have someone to share all the good the bad the fears and neurosis with and know that they will understand and be there for you.

When Diane passed along the Tag You’re It idea, I thought how perfect it is that it’s this time in our lives.  A lifetime of memories shared, and a wonderful friend who I want to thank for your love, your kindness, your generosity, your silliness, your dedication to your family and to all of your friends. You have a very special place in my heart and although I have always thought it, participating in the Tag You’re It has caused me to put my thoughts down and share them with you.

 Now let’s go to Disneyland and have a blast!!!

I love you very much, my longest and dearest friend!!!

Tag…you’re it!!!    

GREAT JOB GINA...and what a great friend you have in Robin...I loved it!  Now let's see if you inspire the other Tags to start moving on their journeys? .....and who will Robin TAG?