Thank You

This is very long overdue, I admit it.  Partly because I was slacking, and partly because the words eluded me.  But here it is.

At the end of 2006, my husband and I decided to try for a baby.  Not having any friends in that same frame of mind, I went online to find a support system.  I stumbled onto a chat board on BabyCenter, and I will forever be grateful that I did.  That day I met the best friends I will ever have.  I call these ladies my BBC girls.  Over the years we have been there for each other, through babies and miscarriages, infidelities, divorces, foreclosures, cross-country moves, family deaths, illnesses and even surgeries.  After a few years on BabyCenter we moved our chats onto a private Facebook group to make it easier to keep in touch.  And we have done exactly that.  I have met a few of these wonderful ladies in person, and some of them have met each other as well.  In fact, one of them is my oldest daughter's Godmother.  I truly love these girls, and I talk to them every day.  They are the best friends I have ever had and I will never be able to thank them enough for being in my life.

As I have mentioned before, I had a very limited support system post-mastectomy, and my BBC girls came to my rescue!  I won't use names, to protect their privacy.  But C organized a system of having meals delivered to me every night to feed my family.  She found an online ordering hub of restaurants and assigned a night to each girl.  They each chose meals for us and paid for them online and had them delivered at our normal dinner time.  It was like Christmas every night, and we were surprised with something yummy and different each night!  It was fun and helped me so very much.  I was unable to cook, obviously, and my husband is not very good at multitasking or domestic duties.  He was the only person here to help, and it was more than he could handle.  These ladies fed us for 10 days after my mom went home.  I was more than 2 weeks post op when the meals stopped coming, and I was able to make simple dinners again by then.  They were a true blessing for those ten days.

By far, this generous act was the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me.  As a wife and mother, it isn't often that people go out of their way to do things for me.  When C first told me that she had organized this, I actually cried.  I was so taken aback at their thoughtfulness and generosity.  To each of them, it was a small act.  They bought dinner for a friend in need.  But to me, it was huge.  A group of ladies, most of whom I have never met in person, provided my family with meals at a time that I was unable to do so.  I want to thank them from the bottom of my heart and I hope they know how much this generous gift touched me and helped me when I truly needed it.

To A: Thank you so very much for going to so much trouble the first night.  I know you jumped through hoops trying to order from one place and then another before it finally worked out!  I appreciate all the effort and time you spent!
To A:  Thank you for not only bringing me dinner, but also for hanging out at my house for two dreadfully boring days!  I am sure I was terrible company, to the point that you even had to get your own drinks!  But I so appreciate you sacrificing your personal time to help me and watch my kids with me, I definitely could not have done those two days without you!
To S: Thanks for sending cake!!!  It was so nice to have dessert, especially the chocolate kind!  And how fun that we got to have cake with you on your birthday!
To M: Thank you so much for ordering such exciting food!  Chicken and waffles is really good, who would have thought?!  You expanded my horizons and allowed me to try something I never would have otherwise, so thanks for putting so much thought into it!
To C:  Thank you, thank you, thank you for organizing this.  And also for somehow knowing that I just needed a salad!
To A: Thank you for everything, checking on me, and for the barbeque chicken (which I recall as being delicious!)  Just having someone to talk to was so helpful!
To D:  Thanks for the pasta!  What excellent comfort food.  You know my weakness ;)

You girls are so awesome.  You have been an excellent sounding board for me, a wonderful support system, great listeners and true friends.  You let me complain, ask questions, vent, get upset, and you never judge.  You all checked on me, sent me food and gifts and kind thoughts post surgery.  I've wanted to write this for a long time now, because I want to make sure you all know how much I truly appreciate and love you all!  THANK YOU!!