A funny thing happened on the way to...

Yesterday we went down to a pier where there was a family friendly fourth of July celebration. It was Mads with dh, me, and the grandmother in tow. The grandmother complains ad nauseum and doesn't approve of eating, as some of you may remember from an earlier post. It is really quite amusing how everything is terrible, and I mean terrible from her perspective. But the day was ok. Family is as it is, right?  (like my good attitude?)

So we were walking along and this woman with a baby in a stroller passes in the other direction. I smile and say hi and she bee-lines over to me and starts chatting.

I love this weird world where people with little babies, or who just love little babies stop and totally strike up a lovely complimentary conversation. If I am ever feeling blue all I have to do is go out walking with my Madsy. (sounds like lyrics to a song)

This woman yesterday, I'll call her MCL (for "maybe a crazy lady?") has a sweet little 7 month old. It felt like we connected and I learned all kinds of stuff about her. She's in her early forties, SMC, etc.

Turns out that we actually met at our OB's office a month or so ago. Small world, especially since I drive over to another town that is a little fancier in order to go to a fancier doctor's office. (I can be such a snob about health care stuff.)

For some history here, I met a woman years ago who decided that we were going to be friends and she made it happen. And she has continued to carry the weight of our friendship even though I am lame and pretty selfish, as I confessed to you all a while back.  I like people who are so self-confident that they just decide someone is going to be their friend and they make it happen, probably because I am SO not like this.

I am thinking that MCL is either the same, aggressive about being friends and that this will be really good. Or, maybe she's nuts and this will get really weird really fast. We'll see...