For the past several months I have been caught up in Facebook fever. It's like - all of a sudden - Facebook has opened up a whole new old world for me. And no doubt for millions of other people too. Just this month I've reconnected with a bunch of old friends, and have found a great way to keep current with other friends who I had not lost touch with, but don't necessarily talk to on a regular basis.
On Sunday I "had lunch" with my old friend Carolyn, who I haven't seen since - gosh - who knows? I don't remember how, but I know I saw her at a bar in Charlotte while on winter break from UW Madison, but that was very brief. Regardless, when we met at Panera on Sunday, it was like no time had passed since the days when I was in Junior High and Carolyn and I hung out endlessly over the summers - walking the neighborhood barefoot, eating a lot of Domino's pizza, "playing" with all the neighborhood kids, especially sitting on the Rubright's front porch well after dark until her Dad's old truck came rumbling up the road to take her home.
Carolyn was a HUGE influence of mine, and I idolized her! Being a couple years older than me, she was always the voice of reason, but I'm positive that a lot of my "devil may care" attitude was formed by my friendship with Carolyn. I always thought of her as a big sister type, but she always treated me as an equal. And now, here we are all these years later, and we sat at Panera for no less than 6 hours - talking non-stop to catch up on everything that has taken place since our teens - until now, with both of us getting up in our 30's (putting it nicely, right?). Like with so many of my closest friends over the years, my friendship with Carolyn is so natural, easy and effortless, as if no time had passed. But clearly, quite a lot of time has passed. I'd like to say something deeply profound at this time, but I just can't come up with the right words to express how glad I am to have reconnected with my friend.
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