Life Is Still A Tire Swing

It only took a few moments, and a margarita, for 30 years to melt away.
And we we all girls again, older and wiser, more stories to tell than there was time for, but still young at heart.

Within minutes we were re-capturing cherished memories from our youth and trying to share great lessons learned in the years since. 
An impossible task to accomplish in just a few hours. Yet somehow we walked away satisfied.

It is a surreal experience to share a moment in time with good friends ~ a lifetime apart yet dear to your heart.
These are some of the people who made me. I could not have the trust and faith in humanity I have now if I had not had some of these friends then.

I feel blessed to hear of their children, their parents, their heartaches, their losses. Their lives, so similar and so different from my own. I wanted to jump into the photographs and be a part of the moments... to dance at the wedding, to sit at the dinner, to be at graduation. Yet through the stories and smiles, I saw the joy in those moments and shared in a way that only girlfriends can do.

It's been a long and winding road, and I have faith that life will lead us back to each other, but until until it does, I hope this evening was able to wash away the years for my friends as it did for me.