Joe and I went out to dinner tonight for a date night. We went to Shaw's which is kind of our place...we always have a good time when we're there and the food is tremendous. Lobster and steak how can you go wrong (at least until you get the bill.)
We normally have dessert wrapped to go, for some reason I decided instead of getting dessert there we should stop by the mall and pick up some cheesecake (yeah, so I have a Starbucks habit, and a Sonic habit and a cheesecake habit...it could be worse, I could have a Culver's turtle sundae habit....uh yeah...I do.)
Anywho, we stop in to get our cheesecake and then decide to walk around in the mall a bit. We walk out of the restaurant and get ready to walk into the mall when I hear someone call, "Melissa!" At first I thought I was hearing someone calling someone else...I turned around and she called out, "Melissa!" again. I looked at her and said, "Cris?" and lo and behold it was a friend I haven't seen in almost 20 years.
The kind of friend who helped me through a divorce at 22, the kind of friend who I helped raise her kids, the kind of friend who helped get me in a lot of jams, the kind of friend who opened her life to me heart and soul.
I have never been a real huggy, lovey kind of person but we rushed into each others arms for a hug and it was like all the time slipped away and I wanted to know everything about her. We kind of looked at each other and wondered how this happened.
While I was stuttering around looking for something to write on she mentioned FaceBook and told me where to find her. When I got home (after some wink, wink, nudge, nudge) I made sure to work my way over to friend her.
I'm so excited to reconnect with my old friend, see where her grown children are, find out what's new in her life...and I'm still shocked that after all this time she knew who I was, every time I think of it I smile.
So now I finally understand what it's like for people who use FaceBook to connect up with old friends from school and so on...and now I'll stop picking on y'all, as I reacquaint myself with my old friend....
Once upon a time
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9 comments:
I love so much when something like this happens; the not understanding why/how other people do/like things and then suddenly... POW... I get it. So cool! I love that the FB understanding thing happened for you in a backwards way! Seeing someone in person first must've been really powerful! Woo hoo!
I loved reading this story. How wonderful that you were able to connect with an old comfy friend.
By the way, how do you stay so thin with these addictions?
Very cool! I know how much you have been needing a good, solid connection like this, and I hope it is the first of many.
Oh, how wonderful. I'm so glad that you found each other again!
I have gained about 10 pounds in the last couple of months and I'm ok with that.
I'm off the GF diet completely and I need to get back on and quick...I've got a rash on my elbows and I think that's contributing to it, too.
I'm also on steroids while I try to get the rash under control so that might have a lot to do with all the eating lately.
I'm in the mood for pizza...we should get together soon.
How cool is THAT?!? Awesomeness. :)
YAY! that's why i love FACEBOOK! glad you found someone that you were excited enough to hug! and WHOOHOO for catching up!
great day! thanks for sharing.
That is so awesome!! Congrats on reconnecting with a lifelong friend! =)
That is AWESOME! I love reconnecting with people...that you actually WANT to reconnect with! LOL
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