I just read that Estelle Getty, from Golden Girls, died today. I watched a lot of episodes of that show recently, before Photobaby was sleeping through the night. I'd feed her at 10 pm, then settle in to watch two episodes each of Will & Grace, Frasier and Golden Girls before feeding her again at 1 am. (This may explain why I still have baby weight to lose!)I watched a couple episodes just two weeks ago (staying up late to finish Triple's scrapbook!), and the last one I watched really focused on friendship. I mean, I know every episode did; that was the theme and the point of the show. But in this particular episode, Sophia won a community service award and gave a lovely speech, crediting her good works to the love and support of her wonderful friends. (Who, in true sitcom fashion, had been fighting over the award throughout the episode.)
So in honor of Sophia and Estelle, I'd like to take a moment to appreciate my "golden girls." To my best friend, Smitty, and my favorite blogger, Chelley, and Triple and T-Rex and all my other college friends, to my graduate school friend (yes, just one), my church friends, my new blog friends and to my work friends, I'd like to say, "Thank you for being a friend."
