Reconnecting

Over twenty years ago, I was in middle school in Colorado. We moved to Texas in a time where email, cell phones, facebook, and free long distance did not exist, making maintaining friendships difficult. On a few occasions, some friends from Denver came to Texas to visit but over time, we simply fell apart.

Recently, my dear friend from middle school, Becky, reached out to me because her family also lives in Houston. She was going to be in the area and hoped to get together. As fate would have it, her parents live in the same area of Houston and have for 15 years!

I was nervous seeing Becky after so much time had passed. What do you talk about? Would we still have that bond we did oh so many years ago? It felt like a first date...

The great thing about old friends is that when time passes, you are able to reconnect as though time has stood still. We ate dinner and laughed at our silly, younger selves. Becky even brought ridiculously old pictures of us - complete with big gla

sses, braces, and big hair. We had so much fun and I can not wait to see her again in a few months!