Old Friends, New Friends

23 yrs post Senior Year! Eek!

As many of us who use Facebook have discovered, reconnecting with old friends, all the way back to high school, grade school, even KINDERGARTEN, is all too easy. And it's amazing how in many ways, even though you may have not seen these people in decades, it's easy to fill in that gap with a familiarity much like what brought you together as friends in the first place...

GORGEOUS pond view! (The lake was at the bottom of the road...)

Huntin' for snails was THEE THING to do in the evening...

My friend Nicole and i were pretty good friends in H.S. We had art class together for four years (she's since become a Graphic Designer!) as well as a couple other classes i think. When i zipped around town in my parent's Dodge Omni, I often would pick her and her sister up for school in the mornings, or take them home. We went to The Outer Banks together one spring break - i remember THAT being a fun time!

Nicole contacted me a month or so ago to say she and her gang (Four kids: Alexa (17), Jackson (8), Kiki (5) and Patrick (4)) were heading north, from the No. VA/MD area, to visit her brother and his wife who live on Canandaigua lake. As the time got closer, details were ironed out, and I packed up my kiddos (our husbands were working!) last Sunday and headed up for a "reunion," as well as introducing our children to one another.

Kiki (5), Thom, Sam, Patrick (4) (sitting) and Jackson (8)

We had a BLAST!!! I'm sure Nicole will agree that the twenty-three year gap was not at ALL a factor in our picking up where things left off. There was some reminiscing, but a lot of chat of new things, stuff our kids are into, etc. Her sister in law, Tea, was an AMAZINGLY gracious host, and very tolerant of six children under the age of 8 running around her beautiful home.

We spent about 6 hours together and I think i've convinced Nicole (along with a lot of her own brain action) to try and make the trip to Western NY and the Finger Lakes region an annual event. She loved it up here. What's not to love?!?! A really nice visit was had. My kids loved her kids and vice versa. A super great way to spend a day!...