Jenn, I miss you.

I seem to be missing one of my best friends, Jenn. Last time I saw her I believe was Jocelyn's party at the beginning of June. Wow, that was a long time ago. I don't hear from her much and seem to keep missing all of the group activities because I'm already busy. But most of my really close friends know what my plans look like most weekends and usually a few weeks in advance. She doesn't call me. I don't know why. I know I'm just as guilty as her on this topic and I can't tell you why I don't call.

Today: I had purposely called Jenn (roughly 12PM) because I hadn't seen her in a really long time. I happen to be in town and free this evening. I realize that she may not have been free, which it turns out, she wasn't. She had a family thing tonight and needs to be in church early tomorrow so needed to call it an early night. With her living in Spruce Grove, that means we don't typically get together unless we can all do a later evening. So me and Nick went for a late lunch after being up at the hospital to visit with Grandma. We had stopped at Mark's Work Wearhouse, too. We got home again about 5:30-ish. Nick decided he wanted a nap. I went and lied down with him because I love laying beside him. I fell right asleep even though I didn't mean to. Jenn had called me ~7PM to say that Joce was coming over and they were all headed to the pool to try and beat the heat. I woke up about 7:30 and didn't realize that she called. Checking the phone isn't the first thing I do. Joce called ~8 as they were all about to get in the pool. Nick and I toyed with the idea of driving all the way out to the Grove to join them. By the time we got ready and got all the way out there, it would have easily been 9PM. The pool closes at 9. And Jenn doesn't want a late evening so there wasn't any point in going out there.

The way it could have worked: I'm assuming that Jenn's family thing would have been in Edmonton since all of the family I know of lives in Edmonton. She could have said that she didn't know how late the family thing would have ran. They could have brought their swim stuff with them on the idea that if it didn't go really disgustingly late, they could have come over here and we could have gone swimming at one of the pools in Edmonton. Or we could have set up with different plans. *Shrugs*

Actually, now that I stop and think about it, it seems like I'm the last to know when something is going on in any of my best friends lives. Joce tells Jenn. Jenn tell Joce. Owen tells Nick. Amanda tells... I hear about quite a bit here but I don't know if I'm the first to know. And since most of the news is a couple weeks old, I doubt it.

Wow, don't I feel super close to my best friends.

PS. Next Saturday is Moma Mia with Amanda.
The Saturday after I'll be in Drumheller with my Mom. (Assuming that nothing happens right before that with Grandma)

In case anybody is wondering why we don't get together on Fridays, I don't really know. We would have to get together in Edmonton. My place would probably work best. The reason: Nick works late and we never know how late until that afternoon. Sometimes he has to work till 3:30 but there are days where he's not home till 8. *shrugs* Again, I don't know.