Originally uploaded by treefrog girl.

Just finished re-reading the last Harry Potter book all in one go. Fired up the computer, turned on the iTunes and The Replacements- If Only You Were Lonely comes on. . .

“Somewhere there’s a smile with my name on it”. . .

I think it might be the best, ‘I’m a drunk in unrequited love’ song ever. . . Not that that is a huge genre- but if it were, it would be the best.

My buddies Doug and his wife Jamie turned me on to the Replacements—of course I knew them. . . anyone who has seen any of Cameron Crowe’s films knows The Replacements. . . But I didn’t know them that well.

I had been over at their house. . . and when Doug discovered I wasn’t well versed, burned me 5 million CDs of Replacements tunes.

It’s funny how you can be happy living where you are living but there are certain people that you wish you could move to where you are. Some people you are quite happy to have the thousands of miles distance and connection through crackly phone lines and misunderstood IM messages. The Kamin’s– I would be quite pleased to have them living next door.

This year I intended on sending out Christmas cards. . . which yeah. . . didn’t happen. . . Luckily a lot of my friends are more organized than me because I love Christmas cards. Doug and Jamie’s card was one of my favourites because it was so bizarre. Each year they take a family photo with some random stranger. This year it was their dentist.

Anyhoo. I loved their card and have been feeling guilty that I haven’t sent any out and haven’t been reaching out to friends back home the way I should. The Replacements reminded me of it again. . .

This photo of Doug, Jamie and Amelia was from my wedding. . . They had another wedding to go to in Palm Springs the same day but they decided to attend ours in Vegas. They had to leave early in the evening to drive back to Palm Springs—So they were in the car for beaucoup hours driving with a toddler to share the day with us.

They’re good people.

I am adding ‘doing my best to stay connected to good friends’ to my New Years Resolution list. Sure Doug and Jamie and my other friends know I love them. . . but I could be better about reaching out.

And it’s always nice to get a Christmas card with a picture of someone’s dentist.

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