..Earlier this summer in Louisville, I had a chance to visit my friend Jill for the first time in over two years. She was at home, recovering from a broken kneecap and a captive audience for the type of educational chatter we had always loved.
I entered her home and for several minutes entertained myself looking around her stylish living room, recalling the many times previous visiting there. She was occupied on the phone and kept apologizing for the phone call that was taking way too long......
She hung the phone up, stared at me for a moment and simply said . "SENIORS."
"I know,right?" ,was all I could say...
In that moment, we were back, to meeting when our kids were just kindergarteners . We didn't delve to deep into how we are feeling..yet...After all there was a ton of catching up to do and stories to tell. This seemed easier, safer in many ways then going into the depth of emotion for so many of us, in that word. I left there later that day and drove the all too familiar drive back to Cleveland replaying all the conversations from my visit. This even included my favorite comment of the weekend, from one SENIOR (a lifelong friend of Katrina's) when I asked where she was applying to college, " I will be keeping that a secret...It's less stressful that way..." ... I laughed and glanced back in the rear-view mirror just in time to see her grin. I then selfishly requested that she make it within one hour of Katrina's college..She said she would see what she could do...Ha!! :}
As the countdown to first day of Senior Year continues, I can't help but notice the differences in what we are conversing about in our family . We are trying to schedule the last of the college visits, fill out Common Ap, , search for scholarships, look at timelines for school projects with an eye to the future... so much to do..but there's time , right? still lots of time right?? Some days I am just fine with the process.. and there are moments..just a few..where my eyes tear up.....I guess that's what friends, past and present are for ,right? They're guides through these days we aren't sure we want to count...
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