Old Friends

I just returned from a quick visit with my good friends, the Girvan's and Huskey/Hernandez families, in Minnesota. I have known Carrie since High School, and Becky and Erik since our days at University of Alaska Fairbanks. Wow, it seems like a life time ago.. amazing how 15 years seems like a life time now. So much has changed since I left Alaska and UAF 13 years ago... and mostly, all for the good.

All of us are married, two of them to each other, and have our own little growing families. Our careers have taken us on very different paths, and yet, our values remained grounded and similar... Even though we get together only every couple years, it is like no time has passed. And, there is something so wonderful about being with those who have known you before.. before we were what we are now: parents, spouses, professionals, stay at home moms, etc. What we are now is good, yet it is comforting to be around those who loved you when you were just a young naive little human... :) it is like putting on your favorite sweater...

I am blessed to have friends like this, and this year seems like I have been able to see a lot of them.