These last couple of days have been really strange.
Not so much in an X-Files-Twilight Zone-type way.
More like…a full circle of life-type way.
You see…
I have been lucky, in my life. I haven’t had a TON of friends. But the people I’ve been fortunate enough to call “friend”…they’ve been close. BFF close.
But…a few of them I’ve lost touch with. That’s normal, I suppose. To lose touch with people that, one day…you are best friends and the next…well…
But something has happened.
Could be that it’s almost the start of a new decade…in my life?
And…almost a new decade for the world?
Or perhaps the stars are realigning and there are super-cosmic forces at work.
Or ALIENS? (snort)
Or…coincidence?
I’ve been running into. I’ve been hearing from. I’ve been getting text messages from.
A TON of my old BFF’s.
Well…not a ton. So, I’m exaggerating…shoot me.
But seriously…
I used to be “breast friends” with…get this one…my sisters ex-boyfriends brother…got it? OK…
We…for whatever reason…probably cuz we were goofy that way…declared that we were breast friends. And we really were.
Then…in the early 90’s, he packed up his car and moved to Beverly…Hills, that is. Actually, Hollywood.
We spoke on the phone a few times. Then, poof. Gone. And for a REALLY long time, I was REALLY sad.
Then…life happened. But, I thought of him often.
Suddenly…he found me on Facebook!! On New Years. YAY!! So excited!
Also…
I was BFF. Serious. In a BIG WAY. With a girl I met when we were both pregnant with our first kids. We were due within a couple of weeks of each other…with me giving birth first.
After both our boys were born…we became INSEPERABLE. For many years.
Then…
life happened again.
And we haven’t spoken in 2 years.
Until New Years (see a theme here?)
And she texted me. And all is forgiven (whatever it was that needed to be forgiven).
YAY!!
New Years Eve Day…
Sams Club wine aisle.
Another BFF. Who I hadn’t seen in quite a few years.
See.
Strange, huh?
Yeah…I think so. But…I’m strange too. So…it’s a good thing!!
Believe it or not.
I ADORE Facebook. I joined about a month ago and have found MANY friends I hadn’t talked to in years. One of which I JUST refound and am awaiting his story of why he up and left the state without saying goodbye or anything…
Yay for you!!! Happy New Year’s, indeed!
Wow! That is freaky! Happy New Year!
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Ditto on your post. It has been 10 years since I have seen or heard from my co workers at this computer store I worked at in the 1990s. Then, all of a sudden, not on New Years Eve, but in late December, I came upon the computer stores personal group page. Now, we are talking and exchanging info about our lives. Life is good.
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I simultaneously love and hate facebook. I have blog friends, college buddies, high school acquaintances all there, all with access to my blog…sorta creepy to air out the dirty laundry there.
I thought you were going to say you joined Facebook. That’s what everyone I know has done recently to “re-connect” I’m not sure I want people from High School to find me that easily! : )
Isn’t FB great that way??
I never have to leave my house again…except maybe for some sangria…I’ll make sure to wear makeup…
You’ve been extremely lucky. Most of my old friends are gone forever, I think. I don’t think any of them would be internet people. I do have my fond memories though. That’s something I’ll never lose.
facebook is crazy isn’t it? it’s like crack…i find myself playing on it just a leeetle too much. but, it is a fun way to reconnect, stay in touch, etc.
That’s great that you are reconnecting with so many old friends. Looks like 2009 is starting off great.