And a Good Time Was Had By All

Back in the day, we made a couple of friends. We have known them almost as long as we've been married. And that's a long time.

We knew them before any of us had kids.

Eating out used to require a "table for four." Now it's a "table for eight."

We knew them when Friday nights consisted of a long conversation-filled dinner, a movie, and coffee at Barnes & Noble (with more conversation).

Now it's dinner somewhere relatively loud with a good kids' menu, go home and put in a G-Rated DVD for the kiddos, and attempt to sit and talk until one of us (grown-ups) passes out asleep... at 8 pm.

Last weekend, we had a chance to go by and spend some time with them.









And, it was a great time... as it always has been!

I found this little "ditty" on a scrapbooking website, and I love it.

Because every bit of it is true.

"Old Friends are Best Because...
...You share a history.
...They speak your language.
...You can look back on happy times.
...You know them best and trust them most.
...They remember how skinny you used to be and they don't remind you.
...You can go a long time without talking to them and then start where you left off.