Travelingjenny

Gracie has a best friend. Her name is Elyse, and they have been best buddies for about a year now. They met at preschool and, so we’ve heard, did everything together at school. At the beginning of the school year, Elyse’s mom called me and suggested that we get the girls together to play outside of school, since Elyse talked about Gracie all the time. The girls have played together at least once a week since then (and Elyse’s mom and I have become friends, too – an added bonus!). Those two girls share a special bond that melts my heart whenever I see them together. They help each other, they share well, they give each other hugs, and they laugh together. Gracie is learning what it means to have a friend, and to be friend. Recently, when Elyse was sick, Gracie painted her a picture and we delivered it to her house, along with a plate of brownies. Elyse’s family took us in when we had a lengthy power outage (and they cooked for us – yum!). Gracie always wants to know when we’ll be seeing Elyse again (I better have something on the calendar!) and when they’re apart, she often wonders what Elyse is up to. Gracie has already informed me that when she grows up, she wants to be whatever Elyse is. It broke my heart to change preschools, which means the girls don’t see each other as often, but we still get together at least once a week. I know they have a bond that will last a long time – just look at those smiles!