Oldies But Goodies.

Since moving to Vancouver, I have had the chance to reconnect with friends that I haven't seen in a long time.  It has been great.

Within the first week of being here, I saw 2 very good friends, both of which oddly enough were from Revelstoke.  One I was in brownies with when we were the ripe old age of seven, played soccer with in highschool and then was lucky enough to be neighbours with for a few years in university, which made a true friendship grow from just a casual acquaintance.  Conveniently enough, she also lives 2 blocks away from me now and although we lost contact the last few years, living in the same city again has brought us right back to where we were before.  Something I am very thankful for.

The other, I have been good friends with since grade 8, and have had many adventures and misadventures with over the years including being prom dates and using each other as significant others when the need has arisen.  I am very lucky to have him and we will be life partners for many years to come (or so says medical forms that we have both filled out throughout the years.  Thank you Kelowna General.)  It is with this good friend and his family that I am spending my Christmas with, something which I will always remember and will be thankful for.  Being that this is my first Christmas away from my mom and dad and Revelstoke, who better to spend it with then a family that I have known for so long and one that I consider to be family.  I want to thank everyone else that did offer me a place to go,  I really appreciate it and I am lucky to have each and everyone of you in my life.

Back on the subject of good friends reuniting....

I had a company Christmas party coming up and was in need of a date.  So I sent out an email to 2 of the guys I had been at university with that were living here, and BOTH were willing to jiggle their existing schedules to come.  The one that ended up coming with me was a great date.  We had a lot of laughs and agreed on the way home that even though it had been 6 years since we had last hung out, it felt like it had just been last week.  That is the sign of a great and lasting friendship.

I also went to lunch with another friend from university last week, again one that I hadn't seen in 6 years and it was the same thing.  Feels like it had only been a week.  We had a great lunch and the hour flew by, with both of us agreeing that we needed more time.

So to all these people I would like to say thank you and that I value our relationships and it is great to have you back in my life.  A special Merry Christmas to each of them and to everyone reading this blog.