an old friend

tonight, i am having dinner with an old friend. a friend who i met as a measly freshman in college who shared the same annoyance with the same sorority we had both joined. as we were in the midst of discovering so much about life, ourselves, and each other, we formed a beautiful friendship that i cherish so much. she was my first friend away from home and the first person in which i felt i shared the same strange but, unique quirkiness. we had a lot of the same values and desires from this crazy life. we lived together for 2 years in college. then, went our separate ways as most do post graduation. BUT, life brought us back together again. after her living in chicago for 3 years and me in los angeles, our paths crossed again in this great big city of ny. as fate would have it, we lived together again upon my arrival (in the grungy but fabulous east village). then, the unfamiliar twists and turns of situations in life set in for the two of us. as impossible as it had once seemed, we had reached different places. my desires were different than hers, in a sense. my idea of adventure had become different than it had ever been before, and i was somewhat overwhelmed-new job, new boyfriend, new city. story goes, we lost that sweet friendship we had for such a long time before. we had, in fact, changed. which is a good thing, indeed!...if handled the right way. we both shut off and lost touch for a year or so. it always seemed too difficult & nerve racking to just dig up those feelings and make things right. me and my travels, her and her busy work schedule meant neglect to the one thing that should be so important. re-kindling our lost friendship.

so, tonight, we have that chance! by accident, or maybe not, we ran into each other in knoxville over Christmas. she is from Atlanta and shouldn't have been there, but she was! so, it gave us a chance to hug, talk, and share our urge to get together when we made it back to the city. we kept our promises and are meeting tonight for dinner! i'm excited and anxious to get back to the root of our friendship. i love her dearly and am so thankful that God allows us to keep the bridge stable (i don't like burning bridges). friendship is a dear and fragile aspect of life. hold on to it. do whatever you can to maintain it.

out and about to run my errands and be ''productive'' on this Thursday. LOVE!

lyddie