To the joy of friendship

I don't spend as much time on the computer as I probably should. I can usually find many other things to do with my time - reading, meditating, cooking and cleaning (well, perhaps thinking about cooking and cleaning is more apt) are the activities that take up most of my time. I spend a lot of my free time thinking of the many things that I want to write about - I even have lists dedicated to these ideas.

But one thing that I have really enjoyed about the little bit of time that I have spent online lately is the re-connecting with friends. With all the moving around that we have done in the last 13 years, we have lost touch with many of our friends. I have a suspicion that even if you are not in the military and moving around as much as we were - that would still be the case. I think it is normal to get so busy with life, that you don't realize that one or even ten years have passed since you spoke with a good friend!

I have been trying to be better at keeping in touch with friends, and I think that I am. I have been chatting online, calling and even getting a chance to see some friends. A few months ago I found my friend's Todd and Kathy on Facebook that we were stationed with in Korea. We had not seen or spoken with them since 1998. This past weekend they were here in St. Louis for their daughter Nicole's Rugby tournament. We got a chance to meet up with them and catch up and watch some Rugby. If you are like me, you may not have even known that their was women's rugby - but trust me, there is, and they can be as brutal as the men's teams! The weekend was of course, much too short - but it was great to meet up with them again, and I am hoping to be able to see them and many of my other friends much more often!

(Just as an ending, I really need to remember to take more pictures. I am still getting used to this, and that I need to take pictures of everything. I did not get any pictures of all of us together - or of their family together. Sigh... I am learning, even if it is taking me a while!)