This week has gone by like a snail traveling from El Paso to Dallas.
Seconds went by like hours, minutes eeked by like days, and hours stretched on for millennia...
Dramatic? A bit. But it felt true nonetheless.
But, as it always goes, the moment you want time to stand still so that you can hold on to a small period of time for just a little while longer, it flies right out of your hands.
So it was yesterday. After an excruciatingly long week, a friend came to visit for the afternoon and I was so looking forward to some time with her.
We've known each other since we were 11 (*cough* 19 years *cough* oh my goodness I'm almost 30 *cough*)... and over the last 8 years there have been marriages and babies, moves and job transfers, along with a myriad of other things for both of us. Consequently we haven't gotten to spend any time alone just the two of us in over 5 years.
It was just as amazing as I had remembered it. 8 hours flew by and I don't think either of us drew a breath.
I am thankful for friendships that are so strong it seems like only hours have passed since our last conversation, even though months or years may have passed.
I am thankful for friends who would adjust their schedule to accommodate my crazy life so that we can spend time together.
I am thankful for technology that allows us to stay connected even though we may be hundreds of miles apart!
What are you thankful for today?
Awwww!!!!!! I'm finally reading this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love that I made it in your blog and I am SOOOO thankful for you, you don't even know! I truly wish we could spend a thousand more days like that. You have been such a blessing to me! And been such an encourager in hard times and been someone I could really rely on to let me be honest and truthful and sometimes weak and frazzled!! I appreciate that so much about you! Often times, I will just have a quiet moment when I think upon our friendship and all the places it's been and where it is now and I get a huge sense of peace that overwhelms me and I just smile! I really mean that. I love you to pieces Victoria P.! I'm so glad you are still in my life in a big way! I only see our friendship continuing to grow closer as the years go on! Miss you already
ReplyDeleteI too am so glad that our friendship has found its way here! There was a time when I think both of us had given up on having a close relationship again... but that only lasted for a minute or two! :-) With the distance that has kept us apart for the last 11 years, it's been a challenge to stay connected. But I think in the last few years our relationship has become better than ever!! :-) Love you Laura!
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