Lifelong friends

Growing up, I attended a wonderful church in the Houston area. My dad grew up at this church. I met so many wonderful people at Tallowood and when my parents decided to attend their sister church closer to our house, I was devastated! I was about to start high school and changing churches was hard for me. Looking back, I was definitely dramatic about it, but I was leaving all of my friends that I had known since the 2nd grade. We had invested in each others lives and most of our families were scattered all over the Houston area. I knew that we wouldn't get to see each other as much and it broke my heart.

Thankfully, we did a pretty good job at keeping in touch with each other over the years. Then Facebook came along and it made it even easier. Oh the wonders of Social Networking! Last week, I noticed one of my friends, Gretchen, was in  town visiting her parents, who happen to live in the same city as me. Our other friend, Dana, noticed as well and we immediately set up a dinner for all of us.

Gretchen's family is very dear to me. We spent the night at each other's houses a lot growing up and her parents invited me on a vacation to Fort Whalton/Destin, Florida with them our freshmen year of High School. Sunday mornings, you could always find us sitting together during the service and chatting away before Sunday School started.

This past weekend, we met up at Hard Eight's BBQ and reunited. Dana and Gretchen have seen each other more recently, but this was the first time I had met up with them since High School. It was so much fun catching up as adults who are now married and have kids, all around the same age. We had a great time and I'm thankful to reconnect with old friends.