In our younger days we were part of a tight knit group, best of friends who palled around together and enjoyed the adventure of high school life. While sometimes it seems 'only yesterday' we experienced those carefree and happy days , in reality, it was 44 years ago when we first met as Bell High freshman. Although time and distance interrupted the closeness Diana, Sandy, Susan and I once shared, it could not destroy it; Our bond of friendship has proven to be far reaching and long lasting, and today we remain dear friends.
This past weekend the four of us, along with our husbands gathered at Sandy and Ernie's home for a mini reunion. We had such fun ! Diana and Bill made the trek from California in their 35ft motor home, Ben and Susan arrived from Georgia, via Oregon where they stopped to visit Ben's cousin; Gary and I drove from our place in north Idaho.
Sandy and Ernie greeted each of us with a warm embrace and big smile. Friday night Ernie grilled Alaskan salmon and we had dinner on their deck. The setting was lovely as the reflection from the red orange sunset stretched across the Snake River providing a perfect backdrop for our evening meal and face to face conversation.
We laughed and giggled , and reminisced about long ago days and talked and talked about our lives today; Children, grandchildren, Health Care, hair color, gardening and food. Earlier that afternoon when the four of us gals were on our way back from browsing the Richland antique stores, the subject of Social Security came up. We discussed the benefits of filing early (at 62) as opposed to waiting until age 67. Then all of a sudden, like we got an attack of the tickles, we burst out laughing; It struck us as funny , unbelievable really, that we are now approaching an age to be concerned about Social Security. We asked each other , " How could it be possible"? We still feel so young at heart !
The truth is , no matter how old we get or how much time passes before we see each other again, there will always be a little part of us that remains the same, a remnant of who we once were ; Something familiar and recognizable to the other. A little something that reminds us, " I know why I like you. I'm glad we're friends".
This past weekend the four of us, along with our husbands gathered at Sandy and Ernie's home for a mini reunion. We had such fun ! Diana and Bill made the trek from California in their 35ft motor home, Ben and Susan arrived from Georgia, via Oregon where they stopped to visit Ben's cousin; Gary and I drove from our place in north Idaho.
Sandy and Ernie greeted each of us with a warm embrace and big smile. Friday night Ernie grilled Alaskan salmon and we had dinner on their deck. The setting was lovely as the reflection from the red orange sunset stretched across the Snake River providing a perfect backdrop for our evening meal and face to face conversation.
We laughed and giggled , and reminisced about long ago days and talked and talked about our lives today; Children, grandchildren, Health Care, hair color, gardening and food. Earlier that afternoon when the four of us gals were on our way back from browsing the Richland antique stores, the subject of Social Security came up. We discussed the benefits of filing early (at 62) as opposed to waiting until age 67. Then all of a sudden, like we got an attack of the tickles, we burst out laughing; It struck us as funny , unbelievable really, that we are now approaching an age to be concerned about Social Security. We asked each other , " How could it be possible"? We still feel so young at heart !
The truth is , no matter how old we get or how much time passes before we see each other again, there will always be a little part of us that remains the same, a remnant of who we once were ; Something familiar and recognizable to the other. A little something that reminds us, " I know why I like you. I'm glad we're friends".
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