Friends

Sometimes it's weird because I have friends I talk to all the time. Some friends I only talk to through e-mail. Some friends I talk to every once in a while over the phone. Other friends, I see all the time. Then, there are friends that I would consider some of my best and we go weeks where we don't see each other or talk and then we go weeks where we see each other 3 or 4 times in the same week. I don't mind not seeing friends but I don't like going long periods without talking. It makes me feel weird. So, when I haven't seen or talked to a friend in a few weeks, those first initial moments are a little weird. It's almost like you have to remember what's happened in the last couple of weeks and pick some key moments that are worth talking about. If you talk often, then you can talk about even the little stuff. I have one friend, I would probably consider the best I've ever had. We're that way. We go weeks where we don't talk, not because one is mad at the other, just because life is busy. When we get together it's like the first few minutes are a little awkward and then we start talking and an hour later we still have more to say. It's great having friends like that. If I go too long without talking to her, though...I have to make up an excuse to call just so we can catch up. I have the fear that some day that friend won't be nearby anymore and we'll have to learn a new way to communicate. It's easy now to just run over to her house or run into each other at the grocery store. But, if she ever moves away we'll both have to adapt to talking on the phone. Although, I'd have to say I do pretty good at communicating via e-mail. We'll see when the time comes although I'm not looking forward to that day. It seems like I've had good or even great friends in my past and with time, they all have disappeared in one way or another. I'm glad I have a husband and more importantly, a heavenly Father, I can always talk to and he'll never go away. That doesn't mean I don't like my girl time, though.