The occasion? One of our group has been living in Italy for more than thirty years and she was in town for her niece’s wedding.
Thirty years? you ask.
Gasp!
I’ve actually known them much longer than that. I met them in 1969, so yeah, we’ve been gal pals for nearly forty years.
Today we're five very different women with different careers and lifestyles.
(l. to r.) Annina, Domenica, Vilma, Ligia, Lee
Some of us are married, some are not. Some of us have children, and one of us is a grandmother. After all these years, what keeps our friendship so strong? If I told you that’s a secret, it wouldn’t be far from the truth.
Together we went through all the things teenagers go through—first boyfriends, first kisses, getting grounded for missing curfew, obsessing over clothes, learning to drive, sharing confidences. At the time we didn’t know those experiences would create a bond that would last a lifetime, but we’re all so glad they did. And if we were meeting now for the first time, I’d like to think we’d still become friends. Best friends. Forever.
Until next time,
Lee
8 comments:
You are so lucky to have friends from high school that you are still friends with. I was a senior in college before I met a pair of sisters that I became best friends with and who are still friends now even though we rarely see each other.
I still have two friends from my high school days. I have known them for for over 50 yestds.
Ellen, I hope you and your college friends still keep in touch, in spite of not being able to see each other often. The older I get, the more I realize just how important and how special these friendships are.
Estella, that's wonderful! Are you and your high school friends able to get together very often?
How lovely to have friends you can just fall right back into place with, no matter how far apart you live – and how many grandchildren you have!
Rachel
Rachel, several of us have brought our daughters to the occasional get-together, and it was fun to watch them hit it off, too. This is when it's great that the apples don't fall far from the trees :)
How fun, Lee. If we have a reunion, it will be my 20th next year. I CAN'T believe that.
I love reunions! Have fun, Trish!
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