The more things change, the more they stay the same...
So this past weekend one of my old friends from my childhood came back into town for a visit. He's in the army and is stationed in Missouri. He got a 4 day pass and they let him come down here to see everyone. He hasn't been back here in 10 years.
It's funny how we were both goofy 12 year olds when he left, and now that we're around each other again we're just goofy 22 year olds. Heh. He was like the brother I never had, and it's like there's no 10 year gap there at all. We both act exactly the same around each other. I figured there'd be a whole readjustment and gettin to know each other and a loss of things in common over that space of time. But it's not. He's the same Danny (Easy on the Jacen/Danni OTP jokes PLEASE. You know who you are.) And that's really cool. We're still having fun and stuff just like we did all those years ago. It's great.
It's also sad in a way. He's only in Missouri for a short while undergoing some training in Military Police Investigation, then he's being transferred back out to El Paso and Ft. Bliss. With me moving to Virginia in August, I know this will probably be the last time I get to see him for....a long time.
But I'm glad I got to hangout with him some again and the opportunity to..reconnect. And seeing that not a lot's changed during those 10 major formative years of our life between us, it makes me think that we can always see each other at some other point and be the same as we always were.
It's funny how we were both goofy 12 year olds when he left, and now that we're around each other again we're just goofy 22 year olds. Heh. He was like the brother I never had, and it's like there's no 10 year gap there at all. We both act exactly the same around each other. I figured there'd be a whole readjustment and gettin to know each other and a loss of things in common over that space of time. But it's not. He's the same Danny (Easy on the Jacen/Danni OTP jokes PLEASE. You know who you are.) And that's really cool. We're still having fun and stuff just like we did all those years ago. It's great.
It's also sad in a way. He's only in Missouri for a short while undergoing some training in Military Police Investigation, then he's being transferred back out to El Paso and Ft. Bliss. With me moving to Virginia in August, I know this will probably be the last time I get to see him for....a long time.
But I'm glad I got to hangout with him some again and the opportunity to..reconnect. And seeing that not a lot's changed during those 10 major formative years of our life between us, it makes me think that we can always see each other at some other point and be the same as we always were.