Friendships seem to be the current theme in my life. A special lunch with old church friends a week ago, Thanksgiving dinner with some of our favorite military friends from the past and just yesterday, while most of America was swishing credit cards at the register, I got to see half of the fab five from college.

Months ago we got our act together and went on vacation. First time we had all been together for many years. (Novel idea for good friends to get away to a nice place and enjoy great food, wine and conversation for an entire weekend.) Why didn't one of us think of it sooner? Kids, jobs, distance, money...

So, still savoring a taste of the familiar jokes and one-liners only the five of us understand, a smaller group of us attempted to join up for a brief visit over the holiday weekend. Meeting at a popular mall on the busiest shopping day of the year had its obvious pitfalls but we were not to be deterred. We enjoyed some great food in a very busy restaurant, oblivious to the bustle and noise surrounding us.

There is nothing like spending time with old friends. Friends who walked you through the formative years of sleeping through classes, cramming for finals, drinking too much beer Uptown and regularly ordering pizza and subs after consuming a full meal only hours prior. Good thing we all had to walk miles and miles to classes back then or we might not be here today to tell about it.

Now that we remember how much we all like one another, I am hoping our reunions will be a regular thing.

I love those girls (and the two who were missing) more than they will ever know.

Thankfully,
Caroline

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