I'm so sad...yet...

[Kristie]

i'm so elated, yet i'm still so sad (seriously)...i heard from one of my very best girlfriends tonight...it was so sad to hear her voice but i was so happy to hear her voice at the same time...consider me drunk, i've had too many saki's to tell but tonight was just one of those nights i decided to answer the phone not looking at call waiting and it was my VERY good friend laura, whom i've been friends with since our early college days..we took classes together, hung out together and even had an apt together for a few years (while doug and I were dating) and loved every minute of it. now, she has 2 kiddos (a boy and a baby girl) and man, i missed her voice... so much so that i called her back after our short conversation on cell because our house doesn't get much cell service...so i got to talk to her longer..but it's just not enough.. i miss her so....i told her i can come out to visit when doug goes to training...i hope i can meet that promise!!

why had i not called in so long, i dunno, i kinda figured she was busy with the new baby and work and all and i really only call her when i know i'm able to make it out to ATL or what not, i don't like to give her high hope unless it's there and i don't like to bother her now that she's a wife and a mom...I know her husband just as well as her but i really feel bad when i "bother" them...altho they see it as no bother.. anyways, but it was really mostly my fault in not getting back to her and i felt terribly awful once i heard her voice. but it was SOOO good to hear her voice...honestly....like hearing my sisters voice...music..heaven.....

it's amazing how those emotions work on a girl when you figure out just how much you miss your most valuable friends as far away as they may be... guys just don't get the same feeling.. doug was all "tell TJ - i miss my bear" which TJ is a wonderful loveable teddy bear to us, a dear friend, like laura that we miss totally..

to those going into college, don't take your really close friends forgranted while in or out of school, whether HS or college... you'll be surprised how much you miss them.. i met my friend laura in college and her boytoy TJ in her senior year..who in turn ended up being the best thing for her and not too long ago became her sugadaddy and one of our best friends as well...

it's amazing the type of people you can meet in college...after realizing how much i really miss her, i realize you REALLY DO make very valuable and influential friends/colleagues in college.. it can REALLY make a difference to your life... don't take it forgranted, i won't be from now on...

my peeps are too important to me and i miss them TONS, every single one of them from here or from around the world!

I miss her so.... i just cannot express the feelings, it's unlike having family call you up...FYI, after my 2nd serious learning experiece with friends...don't lose sight of your most close relationships...i feel absolutely awful everytime it happens. and i keep asking doug to move to ATL which i KNOW i don't *want* to live there (the mosquito's would love my sugary blood)

even after talking to her for over an hour, i'm still so sad that i miss her so MUCh! there are just some friends out there that you can just never forget.. or give up on...

the problem is.. this *little* book i've written (after i've seen it in preview post) still just doesn't express my sadness in just how much i miss my great friend Laura.. i've got to get out there sooner than later, for sure!

group hug!

[POPPY]

AWWW, what a great friend! I have a dear friend that I met in kindergarten. I still remember the dress she was wearing on the first day of school! She now lives in Indianapolis, me in Texas. We both have busy jobs, kids and husbands and say we are going to do girl trips and get together, but it never happens! I see her about once a year and I do miss her more after I see and talk to her. Some girl friends you just totally connect with and you are right, they are pretty special!

I am going to go call her right now...

[OnCloud9]

One thing about Friendship is that no matter how long time has passed, you can always carry on a conversation as if it were yesterday. I am so happy that you both got reconnected. My closest friends are from College. I guess that is during some of the best times of my life. And I owe it to them for all the good times. Sadly, we are all spread out but, every few months we do talk to each other. YOur post reminds me that I need to go out for a visit!!

Kristie, Can you pass over the alcohol.

[Imachickadee75]

I can totally relate. I have one friend from college -more than 12 years ago now -that I can always call and feel like we just left off. She was the one who dragged me to that bar the night I met DH, and she's the one that stood by us during a VERY rough patch early on. God, I'm So thankful for her friendship. Thanks for reminding me.....

Jackie