I just got off the phone with my very longest time friend in the whole world. -- I have been haunting her life since Grade FOUR! She's the one that makes the very adorable sock critters and is a published author, and illustrator and her husband is a musician/photographer/composer (ubber-cool family whether they admit it or not).
And it was exactly what I needed.
We talked about how busy our lives were and all the changes that happen and what was new and some serious things too. Even though it can be MONTHS between communication, we always seem to be able to just chat and chat. I love that about her. She knows I've got a life and I know she's got a life. But somehow no matter how much "life" happens we can just start talking and that's perfectly okay no awward baggage, no pressure to fill each other in before we can be comfortable, no strings attached.
The only stumbling blocks that interfere with our seeing more of each other is that
1) she lives about an hour away
2) we both have kids and therefore already have too much to do any given day
3) She is nocturnal and I am diurnal. I notice when I get a reply email from her it is usually about 1am... I am not awake at that hour unless something is terribly WRONG. Likewise, about 70% of the time that I have phoned her she is usually sleeping (or napping -- baby in the house!!!).
But TODAY she replied to my email while I was at my computer, so I knew she was home and awake so I called! Sly, sly me...
sigh... it was nice to reconnect with a live voice, now back to the busy-ness!
4 comments:
How fabulous that you have a friend like that. :)
It IS nice to reconnect...especially when you may have waited an awkwardly long time to phone a friend.
I took your suggestion and called Corky. We had a really good conversation and I think it was the right timing after all. When you're going through something nasty, I'm sure it's a good thing to hear from a friend. Even when you haven't talked in well over a year.
Like you've said before, friendships don't have an expiry date. Thank goodness. :)
How very nice, (and it does sound like a super cool family!)
One hour away is nothing! My friends are spread all over the globe. Get together more often. You're lucky to be so close!
Hey! That's me!
It was amazing to see you, and I take great comfort in our ability to reconnect, no matter how much time has passed since our last visit. I really do hope you haunt me for the rest of my days.
And look, it's 11:45pm. I know that you're fast asleep, so I hope you see this tomorrow morning and are reminded again that I love you, I'm happy you're my friend, and I'll see you again soon!
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