old friends

I have been sitting here and hearing about tragic events in the world...feeling so small and insignificant in the world and wondering how did I get to be so isolated?

My niece recently graduated from high school and has left this small area for Los Angeles. She has been gone for 2 weeks and has decided to fly home for a short weeked trip to help her best friend celebrate her birthday. As I reflected on my niece's loyaly to her high school pal, I sat here wondering...."How did we all become so isolated from the people that we swore that we would not forget...those high school relationships that now 20+ years later are dusty memories?"

As I googled this and googled that (being very bored at 11:30 on a Sunday night), I ran across a blog from a name that was the same as one of my old high school buddies. But was it her? Or, was it someone that shared the name of someone that kept us all in stitches while entering the restaurant in a hoop skirt with an amazing hat?

While reading this mystery woman's blog, I realized it was indeed the same woman. It wasn't anything she said about herself that caught my eye, but her mention of another old school chum, who she referred to in her blog as "Carol."

I was stunned to realize that it had been over 15 years since I saw or talked to either of these people. But then, I had to wonder, why? What events in my life were so consuming that I was unable to write a letter, or even a postcard? There was a move out of the area, marriage, and a baby. But with all those events, wouldn't it have been more fun to share them with the people that I had spent so many years of my life with?

Now, the blog sat in front of me...post a comment? or let more time pass? How do you reconnect after this many years and not make it seem like you want to borrow money? or brag about your accomplishments? or fear the rejection of being ignored?

Well, I know the web address of the blog...I can always return to comment...what's another day or two apart?