Matchin' PJs

Some friends just remain dear to your heart no matter where they live. Such is the case with my best friend, Melissa. We call ourselves “Mel and Bel” and we’ve been friends since we met in 7th grade. In college, we accidently began the tradition of giving ourselves matching pajamas for each of our birthdays. I’d purchased her first pair at … a darling pair of silk red pants adorned in black and white dots (Tech girl, hello) and a button up shirt to match. The pajamas came bundled up with a beautiful bow. I wrapped them and she opened them and out came TWO pairs of matching PJ’s… apparently two had been mistakenly bundled together and no one ever knew until she opened them. Thus, we started the pajama exchange tradition. It’s wonderful because twice a year we each get a pair of pajamas. When we are able to exchange gifts in person, we take a photo together; if not, we mail the gift and each of us sends a photo to the other in our new “snazzy outfit”. It’s always a good laugh and a fun and practical way to celebrate birthdays. We’ll have this tradition for years to come! I highly recommend every one try this with your girl friends. Matchin’ PJ’s…gitty up!