friends like family

The Kelly {Family} Brick, NJ August 2012

The Kelly’s & us Dolan’s go way back.  Jim was a bandmate with my hubs.  They smoked stogies together  on my porch in Ocean Grove the day I brought my newborn son home.  We’ve all attended the weddings of friends over the years. Exchanged Christmas cards.  Run into each other’s families when we hit the…

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Friends like family {Family Portrait} Ocean Gate, NJ October 2011

My friend Kristin and I have been friends for so long now the term only applies as a technicality.  She and I are like sisters.  My husband always knows who I’m on the phone with because we gab and laugh like we’re still 16.   Recently I stayed for a weekend at her house.  This past year has been one…

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