ILY!

One year ago today I had a great lunch.

It was at Applebees; I ate chicken fingers and fries and drank a Coke. The restaurant wasn’t too crowded and I sat in a booth. Across the table from me…two of my favorite people, one I talked to nearly everyday and have for a long time. The other, I had not seen in quite awhile.

It was a reunion lunch of sorts and it didn’t disappoint. There was all the typical reunion fare, loads of laughter, sharing pictures, reminiscing on old times and sharing what life held for us all presently. The hour passed too soon, the walk to the car seemed more like a jog and the goodbyes at the end of the visit were too quick.

Sitting in my car, I watched both of their cars drive off in different directions. I remember being struck at how life comes in and blows us all in so many directions that friends getting together just to sit and talk and enjoy each other's company is so rare these days.

A year has passed and the friend that was practically a stranger on that day is now back again in my everyday orbit. A day wouldn’t be complete without a hello or smile in my email - and thankfully the times we are able to sit, talk and laugh are not so rare anymore.

I heard a song today, actually two songs with the same theme. One, a new one with the line “love the ones you love and say so” and then a much older and much more familiar one, “shower the people you love with love, show them the way that you feel.” It made me think of the people in my life that I truly love, my friends, my family – those who I want to take the time out of my day, everyday, to contact, make sure they are well, tell them I love them.

I think, no, I KNOW you can never say it enough. I want those I love to know that I love them, always. It is the prayer of my heart that whether I see them everyday or once a week or once a year they knew that I think of them daily and want them to be happy.

So, Happy Reunion Day, my friend, you won't remember today is that day, but I do! Life has twisted us and turned us and I am hoping the ride is not nearly over! I am so thankful we are still friends after all this time, and if you are reading this before I have told you today - when I list the people I love, you are there, my friend, you are there!

Living Happily In the Moment
Always,
Bev