Sunday Serenity #192

I just got back to my Mom's from spending four days with Jamie at her cute little apartment in Vancouver. A four day slumber party. We gabbed and watched DVD, gabbed and listened to music--LOUD. Danced to the beat for a minute or two once, giggling like--well, like girls. We gabbed and ate (ymmy but healthy food that Jamie prepared). We gabbed and did a few minor chores. We gabbed and sang along with the songs on her mixed music CD.

And we gabbed.

It was so wonderful to have my friend back, to see her looking and acting more herself. So much better than four weeks ago in ICU. But even significantly better than anytime in the past six or seven years. And no wonder when you consider that she'd been running on 70% oxygen for years due to the scar tissue closing off her airway just below the voicebox.

We didn't say good-bye today as we're sure to see each other at least one more time before I leave for Phoenix OR next Sunday. There is a tentative plan for going to the beach with my sister and Mom, sister-in-law and nieces one day this week. And Jamie may ride with us to Rice Hill to meet my husband next Sunday.

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Re-connecting

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.

~~C. S. Lewis

This afternoon I got to visit with one of my closest friends thoughout Junior High and High School. She is pictured with me above at my wedding in December of 1978 where she acted as one of the official witnesses.

We had not seen each other in over twenty years.

The 2.5 hours we got to visit just flew by. We barely touched on the highlights of the happenings in our lives since we last spoke. We're hoping to have another chance to visit on Saturday which is my last day here.

We've promised not to loose touch again. Which means I'll have to use snail mail (yes I'm so spoiled) as she hasn't got internet access.

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