It's been 20 years and we are still best of friends!

A few months back, out of the blue, I received a text that said, "It's been suggested that a reunion for the four of us is overdue."  Who are the "four of us"?  Well, we were in High School together.  Once we all graduated, we sort of lost touch since one lives in Arkansas, one in Texas, one in Iowa, and myself in Indiana.  To get together after 20 years was an interesting idea.  That one text started a chain of events that led to the four of us High School friends making arrangements to reconnect in San Antonio, Texas, this past October weekend.

I hate to admit it, but my first thought was apprehension.  We haven't been together in 20 years.  "Will they still like me?  Will I still like them?"  Lots of things change in 20 years and I wondered if we would have anything in common.  This trip could be a huge costly mistake or it had the potential of being something truly amazing.

That first night we stayed up until 4am just catching up on work, family, faith, and stories of the past.  I hadn't laughed like that in years.  My jaw still hurts.  One of us commented, "I know it's been 20 years, but it seems like we've picked back up like we were never apart!"  I agreed.  I listened as each one of them told about their families, their careers, and their challenges they had faced over the past 20 years and I found that I still deeply cared for each one of them.

Over the next 48 hours, we built new memories. New stories to tell the next time we would be together.  Renewed relationships that time apart couldn't prevent.  And to top it off, plans to see each other again soon!

I sat in my seat on the plane thinking about the last 72 hours.  Before the trip my fear was that I was just about to make a huge costly mistake.  But what I found was a heart so full, so incredibly happy, that I couldn't help but smile. It's been 20 years and we are still best of friends!  That was truly an amazing weekend! Thanks guys!