Old Friends... New Friends

I received an email from Classmates.com from an old high school friend, Angela. Now, I am a pretty smart, funny, reasonable, and stubborn person. I was not always this person. Most of us started out down one path and came around. Not everyone did, but most people do.

When I was in high school, I was not the most innocent trouble-free young "lady". In fact, I was quite the opposite of that. I drank beer, dated the VERY bad boys, smoked (cigarettes only) and so did my friends. LOL. Good times. But, as I said, that was a different road and I finally found the right path. Angela was no Miss Innocent either. Granted, I don't think she was ever as bad as I was, she had her share of mishaps.

We were close. More than that, we loved each other like sisters. No matter whether we approved of what the other was doing, we stuck together through it all. I was surprised to learn that she has ended up married to a man that I've despised most of my life. I told Angie that "people change" and "who am I to judge", but the truth is that I do judge because I remember who he used to be. Is that fair? No, not really. But I can't help it until I see it for myself.

I don't know for sure when we lost track of each other, but it happened. Now, she's found me once again, just in the nick of time. My friends (away from the computer) are few but very dear to me. It would be nice to have another girlfriend to be around and be close to.

This whole situation got me thinking about the years that have passed, and wondering where did the time go?