While down the shore this weekend, we were invited to a BBQ with some friends of ours who live in the area, Nicole and Pete. Steve grew up with Nicole and I first met them at their wedding, about 6 months after Steve and I started dating. So fast forward two years later and here we are. They had recently bought a house, which was nice, roomy and perfect for their needs. Plus they were 5 minutes from the shore!!!!! It's so beautiful down there. No one knows that about Jersey. We'd live there full time if we could figure out how to make a living down there.
Food was great, conversation was fantastic and it was so great just to sit back and talk about life. People come in and out of your life all of the time, but it seems the friendships that last are the ones where you just pick up where you left off last, no matter how much time has gone by. It also helps when you are going through similar experiences too. Steve and Nicole definitely seem to have that kind of friendship.
The older I get, the more I realize who I want in my life and what I value in the friendships that I have. There are friends that are so dear to me, that I don't talk to a whole lot, mainly because I'm just not a phone person and who has the time to just chit chat for hours, but when we see each other, it's fantastic and we literally start back where we left off. You can tell if you are aware enough, the friendships that will last a lifetime. They are special and I am very grateful for them.
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