A great day for me

Well today was definately one of the great days that have come into my life. I got back in touch with an old friend after about 7 years. It's crazy how sometimes times just gets away from you. I was in college, getting married, having my daughter, buying a house, and whatever else was going on at the time and just lost touch. Phone numbers and addresses change and it's hard to get back in contact. It was an accident that I found him, but I am so glad that I did. In my younger days he was always there for me. He's the one I would call to vent, or cry, or complain, or just to talk for hours to. You never heard a complaint out of him. No matter what time it was. Everyone should have a friend like that. It keeps you sane in times of depression, stress, and lonliness. And it makes you smile and happy to share with a great friend in times of happiness. The first time I talked to him in the 7 years that we were apart he said something that broke my heart. He said I left him. He said he lost his best friend. Then after talking for an hour he said I am the only person to make him smile in a long time. Now I'm mad at myself that I ever let my new life get in the way of my old life. You don't have to chose one or the other, you just have to find a way to combine the two. He needed me and I wasn't there. I'm sure there are times when I could really use his shoulder to lean on too. But nothing seems to have changed. We went right back into catching up and talking about old times and meething for lunch and meeting each others families and its almost like we didn't miss a thing. Like nothing changed. Friends really area precious part of life. You cannot drift through life friendless. And when you find a good one you really should never let them go.