Back in the day....

I stumbled upon a CD of mixed songs from "back in the day"...  Well I had no choice but to "stumble" on them, as the radio in my car is on the fritz... (sad sad sad...)

I have spent the better part of the day reminiscing through these songs and the songs of my youth.  I have been reliving my life through these songs.  It's pretty amazing how a song can bring  you back to some place.  It amazes me how music can really move you.

I have been thinking back to my highschool days.  All the fun I had with my friends.  What is truly mind blowing is that I am friends with this same group today.  The fact that our friendship has stood the test of time.  It really is something.

I can see these girls and we can still laugh and engage the same way that we did back 20 years ago.  I wonder how many people can say that?

These are the girls that have been with me through thick and thin.  They are the ones that stood next to me and held me up when I was down.  They are the ones that laughed and cried with me.  They did this for  me 20+ years ago, and they are still doing it today.

They are the same group of girls that stood with me and cried when I cried at the death of my Nana.  They are the ones that were there to pick up the pieces of my failed relationships.  The crushes in High school to the demise of my marriage.  They have stood there and been side by side with me through it all.

Whenever a call is made that one of us is in trouble or needs something, we all come running.  No matter what is going on in our own lives, we make the time to be present when one of us needs the other.

I am truly blessed.  I am so blessed that I have the memories with these girls and more importantly that I continue to make memories with them.

We still all bring something unique to the table.  We still have our own opinions and thoughts and ideas.  We are all still unique individuals.

I am proud to have had these girls there celebrating my marriage and then subsequently my divorce.

It's a testament to our bond.  I am not sure how many people can truly say they have had friends for a good 20 years.  Someone they can call or chat with at a moments notice.  Of course I have added some new friends to the mix.  Friends from College, form various jobs, from later in life, but I still have the core group I had in highschool.  We are still a force to be reckoned with.  Forget it if you are on the dance floor and we step in the room!


Here we are through the years: