From Deseret News archives:
Got old friends? Get together again
Now, for those of you who are on your fifth reunion of the summer and wish for the bygone days to simply be gone, I can't help you. But for those who have for one tiny, flickering moment, considered getting back in touch with some old friends, I must say, DON'T THINK, DON'T PAUSE, JUST DO IT!
Reconnecting with those old fogies (my children's perception) who have known you in pivotal times, especially perpetual bad hair days, gives you a variety of emotional and physical boosts. It gives you a glimmer of who you once were, and importantly, what has brought you to where you are now (and of course gets your buns in gear to lose a little unwanted jiggle).
And worry not that you won't have anything to say to each other. Rely on the ability for women to always talk. It amazed me that after so long we could all still talk, and talk, and talk. We would meander into one of the rooms, thinking about breakfast, talking. Then someone would pass around the snacks, while we're still talking. Three hours later, unmoved, we're thinking about lunch AND WE'RE STILL TALKING, and about everything and anything (one gal has perfected the P.F. Chang's lettuce wrap recipe BY TASTE, another has held a monthly Mother-Daughter book club for years ... )
We laughed about old memories and pictures (a variety of braces and glasses with an '80s feather), and shared new ones. And I was surprised at what the gals remembered (that I had positively held high expectations for our squad), and more importantly, what they didn't (that I had been a total bossy pants, but they seemed, or feigned, surprise). The entire weekend made me realize yet again what amazing, fabulous women we are.
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