PICKY PICKY

I have a confession....I. AM. PICKY. ABOUT. MY. FRIENDS.  I can't just hang out with anyone....and if they annoy me even a little....I'm probably not going to hang out with that person.  Nope.  I can't do it.  I want to be around open minded, laid back and down to earth people.  You can come from any background, socioeconomic status, religion, ethnic group....just be cool. 

Tonight we were invited to one of Ferd's coworkers surprise birthday party...he is a great guy and so is his wife...but I don't do POLICE functions....nope there is something about the vibe that "some" of the wives and girlfriends put off....I just can't take it.  It is almost they think that because their spouse or boyfriend is a Police Officer, they are special.  I just don't get it....I respect the work that Policemen and women do, but I also understand and have experienced the not so great perks of the life of a police officer - the crappy shift work, overtime, court appearances when they should be off, and don't even get me started on the badge bunnies....nope, not even going there tonight.  It's just so weird....I appreciate the uniform, but must admit that I have a little more respect for our men and women in uniform - I know that sounds bad, but it's the truth.  I am proud of Rick and all that he has accomplished in DPD, but he never gets a pass just because he is a police officer.  Thank goodness he is also in the ARMY.    Anyway, I digress...out of the 45 or so people there....there were probably only 10 people that I really enjoyed talking to.

 I've been thinking about this all evening and I've decided that the trouble is that I already have such great friends and they've just set the standard too high.  I'm just glad that I have such great friends in my life - I just wish that we all lived closer so we could gather on birthdays and have family BBQ's.  Maybe I can convince everyone to meet somewhere in the middle for a I'm a super Friend and I Rock BBQ.  I must get started on this.  Oh the fun that could be had....I'm thinking it would be great to rent a cabin at one of our many Lake Resorts and inviting all of my friends and their families out for a weekend of fun....hmmmm the wheels are turning!