Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Packing a Lifetime into a Lunch

I had lunch today with an old friend I haven't been in touch with for maybe 20 years. She started a new job at Utah Valley University a few months ago, and I headed over to meet her at the Hogi Yogi in the student center after classes today.

So fun to catch up with her!

I loved hearing about her on again off again transatlantic relationship with the Irishman she eventually married. They knew each other in grad school in Utah, and then met again a few years later. They dated awhile but things petered out. She was about to take a job in Seattle when he called to say let's try again. She flew to Ireland to see him figuring she'd end things once and for all, but a spark lit them on fire again. Two children later, they're still going strong.

And the whole time I had no idea all that was happening. I want to find all my old friends and hear their stories. Just think about all the living that's been going on all these years!

1 comment:

Robin said...

It is amazing how little we ever get to know about what happens in another person's life, even those close to us.

It is fun catching up, though. Kind of like reading a good short story. If you're lucky it will be a series and you'll get to find out what happens to the characters in the sequel.