See these two girls laughing in this classic photos from 1986?
They were best friends forever throughout high school.
Remained close enough to be in each other's weddings in 1994.
Drifted apart a bit when our kids were born starting in 1997 or so ...
then ran into each other at a class reunion or two ...
and decided to make a much better attempt to keep in touch regularly.
And for the past year we've been pretty good about that promise.
Because when you become friends in middle school ... during those awkward years ...
when you become friends because you both had to wear headgear.
when you both become cheerleaders together, as the unlikely-not the most popular girls.
when you both get a job at McDonald's so you could spend even more time together laughing about boys and inside jokes and sharing Ramen noodles and sugar biscuit donuts.
There are just too many memories wrapped up to let go
of a comfortable, easy-going, acceptable friendship.
So we now slow down and make time for a weekend breakfast every couple of months
to catch up on our family life and share in our personal ups and downs
to reminisce about old friends, styles and what's new on facebook
and, of course, our conversations are never short on time or words and we spend a couple hours enjoying each other's company, friendship and and endless drone of chatter.
And that's how you keep a true friend. One who knows you inside out and will always be there. Despite the distance of time, the silly squabbles that truly aren't important. It's how we cultivate a life [and friendship] worth living [and keeping] and how we {Tanya Marie and me} want to stay forever...
those silly, happy 'best friends forever' from high school without a care in the world, as we both hope and believe that our children will find that same kind of comfortable, always-there-for-you friendship that withstand the test of time!
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