In this very transient lifestyle we've enjoyed for the last 13 years, it's easy to feel like once we move on, we lose the friends we've made. Sort of an "out of sight, out of mind" mentality. Now I know this isn't true because we've been very lucky (with a little effort thrown in) to often run into friends we've made over the years.
Over the last week, a good friend from Guadalajara days (1999-2001!) was in Bogota with the international shipping company he works for in New Orleans. We haven't seen Mac (a different Mac than our son) since our return road trip from Guadalajara to DC when we (severely) detoured through Miami (where they'd moved) to stay with them for a few days. So it's been over 10 years since we last saw Mac and Wendy.
Until Saturday!
Mac had to work all week - funny how those business trips really are all about work - but we got to take him out for a few hours of sightseeing on Saturday and then he came over for a little dinner party/bbq on Saturday night.
You know how with some people it doesn't matter how much time passes before you reconnect? Like it seems as if you were together yesterday?
Well we could have been sitting in Guadalajara for as comfortable as our reunion was and as much fun as we had with Mac. A decade was nothing in the scheme of things.
For new friends and old friends, I am so truly thankful.
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