Old Friends.....

Ok, so I don't know if everyone has found Facebook yet and if not I warn you, "it is addicting". This is such a fun website. You're able to log on and locate old classmates/friends. I have been in contact with so many people I never thought I would hear from again. I have talked to old friends that I haven't seen since high school and some I didn't remember(that's how long it's been since high school. LOl!!! Anyway, I have found my childhood friend. We haven't been in contact since 1989. It was Christmas of our Senior year. I can't believe it's been that long. So, through the years I've tried searching for her on Classmates or Reunion, but no luck. Then about a month ago I thought I'd try Facebook and what do you know she was the first picture that came up. I couldn't believe it!! So, we have been in contact since then and caught up on the past 20 years:)

Yesterday morning I received an e-mail from an old friend who I haven't seen or talked to in almost 9 years. I had tried locating her on Facebook before, but never had any luck. So, when I read my e-mail that she had found me I was so excited! I confirmed she was my friend and then sent her a note. We were instantly connected. After 9 years of not knowing where she was and what she was up to and then all of a sudden there she was. I felt so happy and had a smile on my face and in my heart. So, since then we have caught up, somewhat, and chatted online. It was so good to hear her voice and the great thing about it is everything she was saying about "friendship" hit me so true. You see, she and I have been friends since we were 14 years old. So, we know so much about each other. It felt like I had found my sister again. Someone I had shared so much with and not even realized how much we missed each other. We have missed births of our children, birthdays and 1st days of school. We couldn't believe how much time had passed before we found each other again. It made me realize how we all live our lives one day at a time until one day so many years have gone by and it is so hard to account for them. Time is so precious and we can't take any of it back. I spend a lot of time with my children because I know how time flies and I don't want to miss a thing. I look at my eight year old and still try to cuddle him like when he was a baby. The great thing is is that he still lets me and I know one day it just won't happen anymore. So, my question is "Why does time have to go by so fast? Why can't we slow down and really enjoy the best time of our life? One day we are all going to wake up and it's all going to have passed us by and we will say, "Where did the time go?".