Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot...

Today I went to visit a friend of mine who I hadn't seen in 3 years and who happened to just have a baby. Why it had been 3 years since we last saw each other is a mixture of circumstances, growing in different directions, and in the end the lack of time. I have come to the conclusion that the more you don't see or talk to someone, the less time you seem to have to reconnect down the road. But seeing her today brought me back; I had memories of people, places, things, songs and moments. I recaptured a part of my life that seems so long ago, a time when I was a Yankee new to South Florida and didn't know what was in store. I was a girl, although already in my twenties, a girl who still had so much to learn about life, love and herself. Those years were amazing years and it was good to see an old friend. She lived in the same house but it was decorated differently, more grown up. Her baby boy was peacefully sleeping in the swing and looked like a perfect angel. When he awoke he was hungry and cried for his mama. I got to hold this 4 week old person in my arms and thought about how blessed my friend was, and I was truly happy for her. I wasn't envious or sad for myself, I was just happy for my friend and the journey she is to experience with her son. May God bless them always.