Last night I had a friend over. She and I go back some time. She needed help in transferring her data to a new laptop. She is a road warrior because of her profession. It is an honor that she trusts me implicitly with her data.
She knew that I would have been at it all day teaching, she also was at it all day to travel to her annual sales meetings starting today.
She was waiting on me in my driveway yesterday. She texted me and asked if she could take me out to Supper, I deferred. After a day of teaching, I just wanted to get home. She brought a full spread of Outback take out. We had Supper and conversed. For one brief moment this house was a home, filled with laughter, stories of times past and things done and said back then. Those stories have much import simply because she was more than a friend way back then.
We both excuse the exuberance of youth for those stories simply because we did some remarkable things back in the day:
So for her, this:
'65 Mustang. I had a Hi-Po fastback. Wish I hadn't sold it, needless to say.:)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and touching story. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGood friends, good times... old friends, old times... where does time and life go...
ReplyDeleteDann in Ohio
Good weekend in more ways than one, glad you could help her out! Folks that are willing to do that are fewer and further between every day!
ReplyDeleteI'd be finding me a way to make that place of yours a home again.
ReplyDeleteBut then life is never that simple is it? There are always other considerations and then, on top of that, we always do our best to make it complicated.
A very short bit of text, 2 photos, and a video. This is the most poignant and heartfelt post I've read this year.
Regardless of past, the right people can be genuinely close if they mature and honest. I'm glad it was an enjoyable time with a close friend. Sometimes "just" friends make it home, too.
ReplyDeleteDude, how come you get to look almost the same as you do in the pic with your friend; and i weigh almost twice as much as i did during the time frame as that photo?
ReplyDeleteNice story, well written. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your comments on this post! It means much.
ReplyDeleteOh, JP, you just picked the wrong year to quit taking amphetamines, LOL!
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