Somethings Never Change...and Then Again..Sometimes They Do...But it is Always Fun!

It is Saturday and this post has nothing to do with a beach, or water or sand castles. This post is about this day, this fun bit of time travel I have had the opportunity to experience.

When I was in high school, my friend Sue and I met three guys in a chemistry class one day. It was pure friendship at first sight. The five of us were together and instantly inseparable. I never once after that thought of myself as a separate person, I was part of a group, my group, my friends. At the end of our junior year one of the guys moved away but thankfully, through some miracle or twist of fate, the remaining four of us survived as a unit. We went through a lot together, happy times, sad times and some of the funniest times in my life.

Of course, over time, life has stepped in and we have been scattered to the world. My friend Sue and I, although we live in the same town, rarely get to visit, life is just chaotic for us as mothers and wives. Abe lives on the other side of the country and Charles a few hours away...the unit that used to function as one, is broken into four pieces. It is a rare event that brings us all together anymore, the last time was over ten years ago and then four years ago we were able to see each other, but not all together, it occurred on separate visits. These were people I spent eight hours a day with at school, rode to and from school with, came home and hopped on the telephone to watch television shows with and spent the weekends and even some vacations with, they were and are and always will be family.

Today Abe and Charles came home. I got to sit in their presence and laugh and giggle and reminisce and talk through tough topics...it was heaven on earth to me. Sue was not able to join us, but I am hoping she will be able to at least see them at some point today. I got to walk around our mall with them, it was de ja vue...I felt sixteen again...only with a less judgemental heart and a love for these two guys that are my friends...my true friends...the kind that come around when no one else will...I am blessed beyond measure to have them in my life...and thanks to that technology that I am always complaining about...I can still have them in my everyday world.

Abe, Charles...I love you both...I am wishing tonight that we were all sixteen again...oh how different we would do things. But I would hope that we would still be friends, cause I can't do this life without knowing you are out there, holding me up and making me laugh!

Living Happily In the Moment!
Bev

Here is a picture from the afternoon...I forgot to mention that another of our oldest and dearest friends, Kim C got to stop by also and we enjoyed some really fun and laughter filled moments with her as well. Left to Right, Abe, Bev, Kim and Charles.