“Remember, no man is a failure who has friends.” ~from It's a Wonderful Life
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| Kyle's big "Surprise!!" |
My husband has great friends. He has a lot of great friends. He has a lot of great friends who are from all stages of his life; elementary school, high school, Indiana State, law school, work, sports, friends of friends and even friends of friends of friends... He has friends from just about every aspect of his life. He has a very large circle of friends that he’s found and kept a good relationship with over the last 30 years.
Kyle had over 60 friends show up for his surprise 30th birthday party. That’s a lot of people. Susan and I joked that we would have to pay people off of the street to get that many people to show up for our birthday.
Most of his friends weren’t from Indianapolis. Many had to drive over an hour to be there. There were plenty of couples who had to find a sitter for their child(ren), some had to rent hotel rooms. In attendance there were six pregnant women (one of whom will deliver within the next week or two). And when Kyle or I would thank these people for coming, they would say “of course”.
I think Kyle has so many great friends because he is a great friend. He’s there when his friends need him, and he never seems to make people mad. He is the nicest person I have ever met. No, really. He is the nicest person I have ever met. (Ok, maybe he's tied with his sister for nicest person EVER). 
No one ever says, “Kyle Ring? I don’t really like him”. Kyle is a likeable person because he is a positive and nice person (and I'm sure his great personality adds to this). I think that as I enter my 30’s, my resolution is going to be to stride towards being a nicer and more positive person, and to spend more time on my friendships and relationships, and less time on all that other trivial stuff.
Oh and by the way, I do have a few pretty spectacular friends myself…
Wow, honey, that is an incredibly nice post! First, thank you again for planning such a great party. I was definitely shocked. I can't believe that you've been working on this for several months. You are such a selfless person, and it's amazing how much thought and effort you put into a party for me. I consider myself to be very blessed... blessed to have a wife who obviously loves me very much, and to have a wonderful family too (they also deserve a big thank you for their help).
ReplyDeleteI am very lucky to have such nice friends. I was overwhelmed by how many people came. That is a testament to what good friends they are. That party was a good reminder of what an impact you can have on someone else's day or someone else's life by being a friend to them. People are busy in life and just showing up sometimes is a big deal. Things like that make me want to be a nicer, better friend too. Without question, I can say that I am a better person now than before I met my beautiful wife.
You're both GREAT friends!! Thanks so much for letting us be part of the evening - love you both!
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