Maybe I'm getting old (which compared to the 3 and 1 year olds I spend my day with isn't that far off). Maybe it's the passing of a good friend whom I really should have kept in touch with better. Confession: I thought seriously about calling her the week before she passed not even knowing her health was failing and then blew it off. Maybe it was hearing another good friend from high school is pursuing a career that I think is perfectly suited to her. I don't know what it is, but lately I've been feeling like I really want to gather all my old friends around me. Not just to check up on their facebook status or the random email here and there, but really truly talk to them face to face. And I'm not longing for a high school reunion because honestly besides a handful of very wonderful people I don't really care about much of what happened to the graduating class of 2002. But there are a whole lot of people from the town I grew up in that I'd love to see again. To meet their spouse and children if they have them and to see what they're up to. I want to see them all having success and being wildly happy. I have in my mind that they all are, but honestly who knows?
And it isn't just from my home town. I would love to see how some of the people I went to college with are doing. I would love to go to lunch with them and ask them about the things they are passionate about. The things that keep them going.
Probably I'm being overly romantic about things and logistically insane but wouldn't it be nice if you could gather those people up together and just get a chance to see what they're up to? To say the things you perhaps should have, and the things you hope they are doing, and wish them the success you hope they are having.
Anyway that's what I've been thinking about on this very rainy St. Louis day.
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My sister-in-law said once that her idea of what heaven will be like is a place where all of the people she has loved throughout her life will be around her, close to her always. I have loved that idea, and it seems so wonderful to be surounded by my family and the close friends from all stages of life.
Mindy's sister in law is right on. I look forward to the day when my DAD and I can play anouther round of golf.
Soooo glad to read your blog. We missed it a bunch.
"Live for the paqst is behind us and today determines the rest of our lives" .
Loove you, grandma jane
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