Gold

"Make new friends, but keep the old.  The one is silver, the other GOLD!"

Yesterday I received a call from a person I hadn't talked to in almost 2 years.  My BFF, sister from another mister, friend-who-knows-too-much Fama.  What a flood of good memories!  I miss that girl.  We've had so much fun together, from dressing up the same in Pioneer dresses, to her wedding, to hijinks on the farm where she lives with her ornery husband and prank-happy brothers in law, to doing life together--cooking, cleaning, shopping, taking care of her babies.  I think my favorite time was when I stayed with her for 5 weeks when her husband had to travel, and we had a blast together! 

It was so wonderful catching up and talking through things, and remembering old times.  It's fun that we're both married with children now--although I'm almost ten years behind her in that department, ha ha!  I hope we can visit them again sometime soon.

I am facing the challenge of making friends in a new town, and it's not very easy--even with how friendly everyone is here!  It's just hard starting from square one, that's all.  At my age, it will take the new friends 20 years to catch up with the old ones.  So far (besides my family here who I already knew), I have one good friend, my workout partner Tracy who also goes to our church.  One of the things I love about Crossfit and martial arts is that people who involve themselves in such activities are usually passionate about everything else as well.

Anyway I am very very thankful for my old friends, and looking forward to where my friendship with new folks goes!  I love you Fama <3

2003, age 17 & 15, at the Lindvalls' house

2001, age 16 & 13, at Eric & Nia Thompson's house

2007, in Corvallis Oregon

We did a lot of traveling together! Dang, my forearms :-o

2010 in Oregon on the Robinson family farm