18 Years Later...

I always knew I did a good job of choosing friends! :)

Seriously, though, do you want to know what I think is absolutely heart-warming?

Absolutely heart-warming is seeing a friend after 18 years and not missing a beat. It's watching my friend parent her 3 little boys being boys, knowing that she's acting just as she would if I weren't there. It's listening to the story of her last 18 years and loving the authenticity, the this-is-perfectly-her-life depth of it. It's appreciating that even though we've grown and matured, and sure, we've aged, we can still be ourselves. No jewelry, no fancy cars, no bragging rights necessary. Just us.

That, my friends, is more than heart-warming. It's life-affirming, friendship-perpetuating, and downright awesome.

Happy Friday. Now get on out there and have some fun with your friends!