My parents have a list of like 60 families they send Christmas cards to every year. They are all still considered friends, even though they live across the country (and one family in Wales). They used to live geographically close to each of these people at one point in their lives, but they wouldn't have met all of them without moving around a lot and meeting new people. It's convenient now because when we feel like taking a trip up the East Coast (for example) we spend about every other night at the home of someone my parents know. And they still get along great with all of them! One family they knew slightly from the time they spent in India used to live in New York, but when the dad got relocated out to the Bay Area he stayed with us on the initial trip out here and then rented a house in Palo Alto. They now live within a mile of us and have become our closest family friends. All this is to say basically two things. You can still be friends with people even when you live long distances apart and even when you only hear from each other once a year. With so much moving around common in the US, people can just as easily move closer to you as farther from you. And finally, friendships change. I've started to see some of my high school friendships mature into what I hope will be a long-term friendship, with respect for each other's career plans and dreams. Would I have guessed, five years ago, that I would become good friends with Kevin? I just cherish the friends I have and arrange to hang out with them as often as possible. :) (Speaking of which, I have several dee-lightful new jokes to share! When are you free?)
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but you keep being friends with them
Date: 2004-04-26 08:46 pm (UTC)One family they knew slightly from the time they spent in India used to live in New York, but when the dad got relocated out to the Bay Area he stayed with us on the initial trip out here and then rented a house in Palo Alto. They now live within a mile of us and have become our closest family friends.
All this is to say basically two things. You can still be friends with people even when you live long distances apart and even when you only hear from each other once a year. With so much moving around common in the US, people can just as easily move closer to you as farther from you.
And finally, friendships change. I've started to see some of my high school friendships mature into what I hope will be a long-term friendship, with respect for each other's career plans and dreams. Would I have guessed, five years ago, that I would become good friends with Kevin?
I just cherish the friends I have and arrange to hang out with them as often as possible. :)
(Speaking of which, I have several dee-lightful new jokes to share! When are you free?)