First Entry!!!

Welcome to our blog, Girl Gone Real. It's very scary to have to be the one to write our first official post, but I drew the short straw, so here we go.

I thought I'd start by giving you a little background on the group of girls who will be contributing to this blog. We're all best friends, who met at a small Christian college in northern Indiana almost ten years ago, and now reside in various parts of the country. It's hard to describe the bond we have, only to say it's pretty unique and incredibly rich. No, we don't see or talk to each other everyday, but when we do finally come together, it's as if no time lapsed in between each gathering. Since we see each other so rarely, our reunions consist of an explosion of ridiculousness for the first hour and a half or so. We break the sound barrier as we scream with joy, laugh, cry, scream some more... We all talk over each other and yet manage to hear everything each person is saying. It's a gift. The poor husbands/boyfriends who are "blessed" to share this moment with us usually assume their position in a corner of the room, cupping their ears with their hands in horror, and dealing with the reality that they haven't just entered a relationship with or married one girl, but a girl and her 7 best friends.

Together we've lived through a wide spectrum of experiences, from dating to breaking up, from marriage to divorce, from death of friends and family to the birth of precious little babies. We've fought and made up, sometimes have lied to and many times been painfully honest with each other. We're more than just acquaintances__we're sisters.

So, this blog is all about sharing our stories, however ugly, painful, funny, quirky or honest they may be. We hope you enjoy our stories, and we look forward to hearing yours as well! Thanks for reading. ~ L.G.