is hard to do. I am now coming to the end of my second longest relationship. And it’s been one of my best. I don’t like to name names but since probably no one even knows who my girl crush is, I guess it will be ok. I hope she’s not reading. But I would be thrilled if she was. Kathie Lee Gifford is finally calling it quits on TV sigh. I should be sad but we had a long run and she is finally getting on my last nerve as long pairings tend to do. I first fell for her when I was a young bride and she was living the life I lusted after. She was dating Frank Gifford who was an NFL hall of famer and hosting Monday Night Football. KLG was living large. MNF (don’t get confused here) was in its infancy and the place to be for everyone at the time. There weren’t many channels out there and having another football game on a Monday was about as exciting as most of us could handle. KLG was traveling with Frank to all the games and occationally would sit in the booth with him swoon. She was my age but with better clothes, makeup, and plane tickets. THEN (cigarette break), she would be on Regis and Kathie Lee Tuesday morning to talk all about it. Love. I couldn’t wait. Planned my whole day around that show to relive the evening with my best girlfriend. She was that person. My girl crush continued over the years as we both procreated and she shared her experiences. I couldn’t get enough. If she was on a late night talk show, I was up(ish) and waiting. This from someone who works to make it to sunset. I lost track of her for awhile, but would still see a magazine with her mug on it and race to catch up with her. By this time she was on the third hour of the Today show, which is really bad BTW, but daytime TV sets such a low bar it kind of fit in. I don’t watch daytime TV a lot but it scares me to think my female sistas are being marketed to this way. Dribble dribble. Anyyyyway, then her husband Frank died, and I had to be there for her. I watched and cried with her and felt the pain behind her laughter. She performed and I became glued again. Old crushes are hard to get over. Now she is moving on with her life and I like what I see. She got her sea legs back, and is getting involved in new beginnings. I will miss her, but she possesses (yes I looked up the spelling) that Boomlennial spirit that I wish for all of us. Girlfriend, you were the best.