Old Friends
New friends are nice and can quickly worm their way in to your heart but there is something special about old friends. I was either 9 or 10 when we moved out of the city and into the county. I met Kristen and she was the first person my age that I connected with and we fast became friends. We lived only a few doors down from one another so most of my free time was spent with her and a few others that I still have fond memories for. One of the unique things about out motley group was that we lived within walking distance of one another but we didn't go to school together. Kristen and I were in the same district but different grades so we weren't always in the same building, Shannon went to Catholic school, and Danny was in special ed at another school. We fought amongst ourselves at times and as little kids can be we were ruthless in our attempts to be the one insulting not the insulted. This being what it is I still did most of my growing up with this crew and Kristen stuck around even longer. The point of all this is that I got to see Kristen again this weekend after not seeing each other for 10 plus years. It was so good to see her. I can't think of anyone not related who has spent so much of my life with me. She lives in NYC so she feels so inaccessible. Good friends are not always easy. I think this one it worth hanging on to.