Celebrate a Happy Friendship Day 2011

Friendship bears a different definition with different people.

To a child, whoever is happy to play with them during recess are their friends. When they share their candies or toys, they become true friends indeed. A day in the park together is all it takes to make them best friends. The innocence of a child never fails to amaze anyone.

As they grow older, their classmates and those who help them with their homework becomes their friend. The friend is normally a classmate or schoolmate that they meet often or interact with alot. They would probably be involved in the same activities.

Teenage years come and friends are the highlight of their lives. They would share their inner most thoughts, fears and feel more comfortable with their friends than with their family. You would definitely share your innermost thoughts and secrets with a friend, one that you would never consider sharing with your family. Friends are those with whom they can relate to, fit in with, be on the phone all day with, and discuss all the latest gossips with. Friends are those they can share adventures with and have fun with.


They then grow up and friends are those who are there through thick and thin, as each of them move on through the next phases in lives. They may not meet up as much, but they are always on one another's mind. In times of need, they are the ones who would drop everything and come there.

Friends would evolve as a person, create new bonds such as a spouse or a family, have new responsibilities and opportunities, and still have one another in mind. But they would still be there to celebrate your achievements, and support you during a hard time. You are the first person they would call to announce their successes and be eager to share it with you over a meal or a celebration party. The distance your lives gain would not lessen the friendship in anyway.

So friendship comes in many forms...But eitherway, it is a beautiful bond that needs to be honored, remembered and always cherished. This is a bond life cannot proceed on without. Let us see how we can honor this day dedicated to good friendships.

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best friends key chain by Diamond_Designs
Friends Mouse Pad Design by addmorecolor

This tradition of setting a day aside to celebrate friends and good friendship began in the United States in 1935. The United States Congress then declared the first Sunday in August as National Friendship Day. Now, other countries have joined in this celebration and this wonderful bond is being honored in many parts of the world.

Image: Friendship Day Gift-Mousepad by addmorecolor

Did You Know?
Winnie The Pooh was announced as the World's Ambassador of Friendship in 1997 by the United Nations.
Image Credit: Design By Disney @ Zazzle

AddMoreColor has designed a new line of friendship day greeting cards that would make wonderful gifts this friendship day. These greeting cards can be customized to add in the name of your friend and any other personal message that you would like to add on to the card.

Please do click on any of these images to look at the card further and take a look at some of the messages these greeting cards carry. Remember, you could always add your very own personal touch to the card to make it more touching to your friend. Give them the joy of cherishing the memories of this wonderful day by giving them a great personalized greeting card.
Remember this year's friendship day date: August 7st 2011!

You can also choose a card from my line of customizable greeting cards at this link.

We all know we love our friends. But we sail through to-do lists, chores, responsibilities and routines and forget to tell them how much they mean to you. So, do take Friendship Day as an opportunity to commemorate your friendship and celebrate this great bond you share. Remind each other how much this friendship means to you and how grateful you are to have met one another and what an impact the friendship has made in both your lives.

Here are some friendship day ideas that could make friendship day 2010 a memorable one.

- Make plans to spend a day together with your friends. Plan a simple, fun filled day where you could have a meal together, catch a movie or enjoy a simple outing together.

- Host a friendship day party where you could celebrate with all your friends in the same room. Make it informal and fun filled.

- Use this day as a chance to renew lost friendships. Try relocating a long lost friend and rekindle the lost bond. Make that phone call to the friend you havent spoken to in ages.

Image: Best Friends Note Card Design by smileyfacecat

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