Friends
So here’s a question for you.
If you hung out with a group of friends for any extended period of time, and then go your own separate ways for another extended period of time, when you come back together is the common bond enough to start right up again as if you’ve never been separate?
I’m sure my group of girlfriends, hangin' in my backyard pool on Lenrey Avenue in El Centro was just after a session at Heber Beach. Now, if you know your geography, El Centro doesn’t have a beach... we are smack dab in the middle of the desert in southern California near the Mexican border,,, there is a one street town called Heber nearby, but no beach. If my memory is accurate, and I will admit to trying to forget some of the details of our Heber Beach activities, we had just returned from skiing in canals that feed the local farm fields. Ya, that's right... skiing canals. The canals are only a few meters wide at best and they have a bridge or water drop every mile or so. And they are only about a meter or two in depth, so skiing on them being pulled by a truck going like crazy along the ditch bank was challenging. I can only remember putting one truck in the canal and having to be pulled out by a local farmer’s tractor. I believe that when we talked about Heber Beach, it was some activity around canals which the local Water District frowned upon as being dangerous. And we didn't wear helmets.. Or we could have also been tubing at the water drops, where water drops into a tunnel that shoots under a road and feeds another canal providing water to other fields. We used to drop by a rope into the tube and shoot out on the other side of the road. No helmets... In present day I’m convinced they have actually designed water slides based on our original canal tubing.
I think the attraction of Heber Beach wasn’t the activity itself but rather the chance to get together with friends. We talked, shared ideas, joked, and had fun together.... drank. I don’t think that chemistry ever goes away.
There we are! .....Riley, Jones, Mullybutt and yours truly.
I dedicate this blog to my girls. We had some grand times that I recall.... and a few that I can't. :)
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That type of friendship is a special treasure that few have! What a wonderful blessing for you! :) Christa
Yes, they are! I wish we could find Nancy... makes me sad, but the rest of us communicate regularly, as well as a slew of guys we know. ;)
I have some friends that lost touch with me and came back and it was like we were never apart, we went to primary school together, had our families I traveled then we are all back once more
And isn't it wonderful when that happens? My girls and I were apart by miles and figuring ourselves out, but we couldn't be kept apart too very long. ;)
I was married to a soldier so moved around alot but I have to say have some great friends and yes it is wonderful
Sometimes it is so nice going down memory lane. Always cherish those memories because I do believe this is what will keep us young, at least in our hearts and minds.
Thanks for sharing and I love the pic.
Sylvia
Thanks, Sylvia!
The older I get, the more I cherish my friends, family,... waking up! LOL!
That picture surely defines who we were and how much fun we had!
Have a great weekend, GF!
Wow, that kind of lasting friendship chemistry is rare, you are fortunate. One of my daughters has that, in her preteens she became besties with two other girls, and they called themselves "The Golden Girls" after the TV show they watched and laughed with together religiously. And they are still close friends today, now they're all in their early 30s.
How fun is that? I remember the Golden Girls. It was a favorite of mine. Then again, how could you not love a show with Betty White? Wouldn't you love to have lunch with her???
Yes, I'm really blessed to have some life long friendships. Thank goodness for Facebook helping us to stay in touch on an even more frequent basis!
Have a great day, Silly!
da Kook
Yeah, Facebook is so great for finding old friends, staying in touch. I even found my new wife, 3,000 miles away in a country I'd never been to, on Facebook!
I think that is so cool that you ladies stay in touch. That's the meaning of true friends. Love the pic, looks like fun. Thank you for sharing:)
Thanks, Jaz.... ya, we had a lot of fun together! We were fortunate to escape with our lives over some of it. LOL!
We should all have friends like that! I think if one doesn't then they are probably guilty of not picking up the phone or whatever, to maintain the friendship. Like any relationship... you get what you put in.
Like ... I have several friends as well that if we don't speak or connect for several years ... or many years ... we can still pick up a conversation like we've never been apart! M
It's almost magical isn't it? You know, I don't have that experience with newer friends like I do my HS friends. Interesting, huh?
Upon thinking about that ... I believe you are right! Somehow ... as we age ... maybe learn to much about the world ... we do NOT share so much of our real selves ... we are perhaps less open and afraid to be too vulnerable. Too bad! M
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I hear you. Again...
and I'm just thinking that...
I'm pretty sure that our posts at WA are capable of ranking on google too. So, what if we put a little keyword and SEO work into our blogs and titles.? Who knows what reach it could generate?
BTW looove the photo!
I think that's a brilliant idea! I am going to start doing that!
I love that picture! I just wish our cameras were of better quality back then! I wish they were blurrier now with all my little wrinkles! LOL!