Nice People

This past weekend, Mary and I spent time with old friends from work and North High School's graduating class. It's so nice to spend time with people you've known from the past and who have been travelling their lives parallel to yours. People's families have grown, people have changed jobs, bought new homes, and all the other events life can offer up on a platter. But what's wonderful is, they still retain the same core personalities you remember from before and have not lost their individuality, though their social lives have changed. It seems as life gives us each our experiences, we still hold onto some sort of 'self' that cannot be sold, bartered or frittered away. The Personality lingers!

There is something deeply satisfying about seeing someone one for the first time in years, and though they've changed dramatically, you still recognize them and immediately pick up where you last left off. Old differences have been left to the wayside and new agreements are forged. You agree that the meal is good, the company is nice, and isn't the weather lovely? It's our favorite time of the year!

And when you meet up with people from the past, you have the opportunity to travel back in time, remembering songs you used to like, shows you used to watch, what we thought of the president, how we were in our jobs.

What life was like before kids.

And now we share the common bond of raising our little ones and looking forward to them enjoying the life we've been able to enjoy.

It's true.

Mean people suck.

It's those nice ones that make it all so worth while!