Visit with Old Friends

Earlier in the month I was speaking of friends - yesterday was a very delightful day. All on the same day, I was able to see and visit for a bit with two former co/workers, who are no longer with us in our office, but that we all enjoyed working with. One of them stopped in the office to say hello when she was in our building on other business. It had been a long time since we saw her, and it was wonderful seeing her again. The other one I ran into at a restaurant when I was out for lunch with my husband. She’s only been gone a few months, and she has Friday’s off at her new job, so she was there with her husband and her two little boys. It was good to see both of them.

When both of them left our office, we all vowed to stay in touch. We don't see them very often, but we enjoy when we do get together.

And more on old friends....we got a phone call this morning from our friend who lost his wife in November. He went back to their home in Florida that they have spent together for the last 5 winters. He wasn't sure if he wanted to go there alone, but he told me he made the right decision. There is so much community in the retirement village that he is in, lots of friends there, lots to do, and lots of SUN! We miss him, but know he made the right decision, right now he needs people around him and community, to help him. (As I said in my "Happiness" post, see how important community, relationships and social contacts are to us human beings, Joe has found this.) Each of his children are all going down at different times of the winter to visit him too, which will be good for him. (family). Losses are hard, friends are a big help in dealing with loss. And seeing the SUN shine everyday will help too!

We miss you Joe, but we are happy that you have good friends down there. We'll see you when the warmth and sunny days come back to Duluth!