After a year-and-a-half long friendship with Boxy, I finally
got to meet her in person this weekend, but that is a post for another time. While I was visiting Boxy and her husband
this weekend, though, I got the chance to see their wedding video. They are coming up on
14 years of marriage this year and it was so much fun to watch the two of them
on their wedding day. Of course, I couldn't help but share the photos I have
on my laptop of my wedding with them as well. Then the three of us realized that we are
quickly becoming old. Comments like, "They aren't together any more," "What
happen to him," and "Sadly, he died,” started to come up in the conversation.
While it is natural that life moves on and things happen, it got me
thinking about how many people from my wedding I still talk to. How many
people from college and even from high school are still in my life? My thoughts
weren't just how many were still in my life, but also why aren't
they in my life?
I had a long drive to think on my way home from
Boxy’s house about the reasons. One is simply because we have all moved physically. Sure,
there are some of my friends from high school that still live close to where I
grew up, but even I finally moved away - after living in the same house for 21
years. In this day and age, it does seem like this is a ridiculous excuse to not be in contact with someone whom you
once thought of as a friend, though. We have so many forms of technology that enhance
our ability to reach one another, so why don’t we? Perhaps we could do some good with
our social media accounts. I know Boxy hates social media, so for her, unless she finds another way to talk to people, she's not going to connect on Facebook. For me, however, I don't really know. Has too much time passed?
