It came completely out of the blue. Seriously, I have not spoken to her in 23-24 years. I think of her from time to time, wondering if she were even still alive (because you never know about car accidents or unexpected illnesses and the like). It's wild.
I just . . . this is so out of the blue I almost don't know what to do with this information. It sounds, from her profile and photo albums, like she's led a very exciting life thus far.
I'm told that's part of the appeal of Facebook. Yay for reconnecting with old friends, even if it's sort of weird reconnecting after a million years. Hm, maybe I should go look for some of my old middle school pals...
This incident inspired me to see what high school classmates I could look up. Some of them have listed themselves under names I remember, which is good, because I would not recognize them otherwise, and others have good pictures of them that made me go, "Oh, yeah! Did I know she was married?"
Some woman claiming to be in my homeroom in senior year found me but never wrote back. I have no idea who she was, but then there were 100+ people in my homeroom.
I recently contacted one of my best friends from high school - and an old neighbor. It has been over 12 years since I had talked to both people.
I send pics of myself and my family. Gave them the "christmas newsletter" version of what's been happening and then just made a point to say howdy at least once a week.
My old neighbor and I are "talking" via email several times a week. The great thing.... it's like we haven't been apart!
I made the first move and found out she and her husband had been talking about us just a few days before!! It's been great. Even though my best friend from school and I don't talk as much, and seem to have more space between us -- it's still nice to have that contact.
Don't worry about catching up as much as keeping in touch.
It feels so good to re-establish old friendships. They are precious!
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I'm sorry you're ill. Ugh. *hugs*
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I just . . . this is so out of the blue I almost don't know what to do with this information. It sounds, from her profile and photo albums, like she's led a very exciting life thus far.
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You do not want to know how long ago I was a freshman.
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I send pics of myself and my family. Gave them the "christmas newsletter" version of what's been happening and then just made a point to say howdy at least once a week.
My old neighbor and I are "talking" via email several times a week. The great thing.... it's like we haven't been apart!
I made the first move and found out she and her husband had been talking about us just a few days before!! It's been great. Even though my best friend from school and I don't talk as much, and seem to have more space between us -- it's still nice to have that contact.
Don't worry about catching up as much as keeping in touch.
It feels so good to re-establish old friendships. They are precious!
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