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A Friendship Anniversary

To piggyback on the last post...

Back in 1974 Gail hosted a picnic get-together for friends at a park on Memorial Day. That tradition has continued on. For years, five couples (and sometimes their children) have been getting together once a year. We started out celebrating Memorial Day and then switched to a date picked by the hosting family. The picnics were moved from a park to individual homes. We've played volleyball, gone golfing, boating, took a limosine ride to a restaurant, picnicked with kids to name a few. This weekend was the 35 th time we have all gotten together! All five couples are still together and still having fun. One of the couples moved to Georgia and then Texas for awhile. Those years our get-togethers were held when they were back here.

This year we had an Oktober Fest theme with a great meal of German food and wine. We enjoyed smart talk and laughter and marveled at how long we had been having our get-togethers. Next year's hosts were already trying to line up a date.

I'm hoping to someday write about our 50 th gathering. If God continues to be good to us--we'll all be there!

Friends are like flowers...
I came across a lovely gift book at a garage sale all about friends.
It has pages to record memories, important dates, and attach photos. I
thought this would be the perfect gift for my best friend,Gail.
Gail and I became fast friends as college roommates. We had similar
backgrounds and were pursuing the same major-- education. Gail was a year
ahead of me so she was a great source of which classes to take and which
instructors to avoid. We roomed together for three years until she
graduated.

Gail is a little taller than I am, 6'0 or as she likes to say 5"12!
I was dating a fellow (who I later married) who was tall and Gail always
asked if he didn't have a brother for her. As it turns out, he had a
tall, good-looking cousin. My husband didn't want to introduce them
though because he didn't think they would be a good match. As luck would
have it, the girls went to a dance and the guys just happened to be there
too. One thing led to another and now Gail is married to my husband's
cousin! We knew we never wanted to lose touch!


We have been friends for almost 30 years. We've been through good
times and not so good times. Gail has always been there for me. I consider
her one of my greatest blessings. I hope we both live long
healthy lives and end up being spunky old ladies together.


Thinking about Gail made me think about my mother. She has had
just the opposite experience. She doesn't have any good friends, much less
a best friend. My mom came from a very large family and for the most part
they were her friends. I feel bad that she has never had anyone her age
to confide in, laugh with or just be herself. She told me once how much
she envied my friendship with Gail.


So think about your best friend(s). When was the last time you let
them know that you truly appreciated them? Don’t lose touch, you’ll lose so much!