Carrie Link

REUNION

Just got home from having lunch with three friends from college. One of those things that you can never plan, but sometimes they just happen - you know the times - serendipitous.

Syncronistic. 

Holy.

It all started when one friend (whom I hadn't seen in 7 years) found my blog and left me a comment to e-mail her. We arranged to have lunch today.

That would have been wonderful, in and of itself. I owe the "girl" a lot - she was the one that pointed out I was meant to be an Elementary Ed. major, and I never looked back.

But then a friend from Florida e-mailed to say she'd be in town visiting her brother for Easter, and could we get together. Hadn't seen her in almost 2 years, and before that it was like 10.

So we would be three for lunch, as "Florida" went to both high school and college with "Elementary Ed."

Then on a whim I let "Eugene" (2 hours south of here) know of our meeting, and she said she doubted she could make the trip. Hadn't seen "Eugene" in 3 years. Think about her all the time.

I've got family in Eugene and she's got family in Portland, but it's hard, don't you know, hard to put all the pieces together.

Until fate takes over.

She surprised us. She drove 2 hours up and 2 hours back for a 1 1/2 hour lunch with three old friends.

I don't know why all I really want to do is sit in a corner some where and cry.

The lunch was lovely.

The women are lovely.

And maybe that's the "problem." How'd I let them slip away?

Yea, yea, life is busy, kids, jobs, moves, blah, blah, blah.

But still.

Guess what matters is they're all back in my life now.

Maybe when I need them most.

Probably.

(Photo of Memorial Union at Oregon State University)