I just got home from a horrendous day that turned out just fine! What started as a bunch of hassle and frustration was totally forgotten as I sat at a table on a patio in a restaurant downtown with an old friend.
She was in town for a conference and we hadn't seen each other for almost two years. There has been some sporadic
emailage, telephone conversations, and Christmas cards, but no face to face visit for a long, long time.
Funny how, even though time has passed and for a number of different reasons we're both in completely different places than we were two years ago, we managed to pick up right where we left off.
It's always been this way with her. We shared an apartment at university and because I spent my life
after university
gallivanting around the globe, our visits were always few and far between, but what they lacked in quantity, the quality was always exceptional!
We left this time with plans to meet up at least a few times before Christmas...and that could be a challenge because we live in different communities and we're both busy...but I think it will happen...
I guess that's one of the signs of a good friend...the friendship can sometimes keep going even when there's no "communication." It came up at dinner that things (read:people) don't really change, they really are pretty much always the same, they just evolve.
Ahhhh...there's nothing like good friends!
BBBrrr...it's cold...I hope those Vancouver parents know how to make a costume that will accept multiple layers (including a snowsuit if necessary) because it's supposed to drop to below zero tonight...
see the frost on the petals!!
pink mums...on their last legs...
blurry, sad fucshia....
