four-minute friday: the late edition
Go.
I’m in Nashville with an old friend. Kimberly and I met the year we graduated high school—we worked together at a missions organization in Texas. We’ve stayed in touch mostly through email, and saw each other for the first time in 12 years just a couple months ago.
It felt incredibly comfortable, like no time had passed at all. And at the same time, it felt incredibly new, because we’re both very different than we were at 18.
And this much I know is true: Our friendship is more wonderful now than it ever was.
Our past few days together have been a blast. We’ve enjoyed lots of random conversation, late nights, dancing on a party bus, and fun dialogue with her almost-three-year-old. Tonight was icing on the cake. We spent three hours singing along at a dueling piano bar. So. Much. Fun.
The people-watching was just as entertaining as the live music. From the girl who kept doing the splits to the guy who carried around a spit-cup for his chewing tobacco… Yeah, we laughed a lot.
Kimberly’s from the northeast like I am. So when out of her mouth came “Don’t be hatin’ the banjo!”, I couldn’t help but think she’s been in Tennessee too long!
But I’m glad she’s here. Because she’s only a short drive away from me in Atlanta, and we can make up for lost time with frequent visits.
I am loving my new friendship with my old friend.
Done.
:)
new friendships with old friends really are the best
so refreshing
And I thought you were at a Conference. Well I guess you could call it a Conference. Glad you are having so much fun. You deserve it.
@gritandglory says:
the conference is in a couple weeks, in atlanta!
@danielleH says:
how fun!
“Don’t be hatin’ the banjo!” lol
Discovery and sweet RE-discovery at the same time – don’t you just love when unexpected joys in life like this happen?
@gritandglory says:
“unexpected joy” – amen!
@moweezle says:
I’m with ya! I’m about to spend 3 days with old friends from high school, and I’m excited to see my girls again! :)
I’m the silent blog stalker type so I rarely leave comments, but today is different. This one deserves my comment. I am amazed to see my own feelings and random thoughts translated so eloquently into words on your blog. How do you do it? So old yet so new! Loving each other for who we have become and not who we were. If only we could all do that more often with our friends!
The last few days of catching up reminds me of when you read a book series and then skip one. When you start the one after the skip, there may be some gaps to fill at first, but once you get at least halfway through, there’s no need to go back. Just keep reading forward until the end of the series :) Looking forward to all the future chapters to come…
Love you friend!
@gritandglory says:
i love that you came out of hiding! and i’m so looking forward to our future chapters.
love you!
weece
That sounds FUN! Tell Kim I said HI! I love TN! :)
Oh yeah! I’m so glad you had this time. I remember Kim! :) I didn’t really know her all that well, though.