Happiness And Old Friends

Two months ago I was invited to my high school class reunion. I immediately started looking for my year book only to realize I never got any of my pictures or my year book in my first divorce.  I just left the family with $3000 and a beat-up old Oldsmobile.  I did remember some of my old classmates (hell, it was almost 50 years ago), but not enough to get me to travel six hours to the reunion.

When I thought back to those days I remembered one person who always put a smile on my face. His name was George (I won't tell you his last name because it's not your business and I'm sure you don't give a shit).

I tried my best to find George (Facebook, Google search, etc.) with no luck. I then asked the reunion organizer if he would help me find George. Three weeks later I got an email from George stating that he heard I was looking for him. We did short and brief emails together. Two weeks ago George emailed me that he was coming from his home in Alaska to Southern California.  We set up a time and place to meet.

I picked George up at 4pm and brought him back to our house.  We spent the first of three hours trying to remember our high school days. Since both of us have CRS (Can't Remember Shit) we couldn't remember much.

The next two hours was spent going over the last 50 years of our lives. Those three hours are absolutely in my top 20 best three hours of my life. I was laughing and smiling until my jaws hurt. George's life was so different than my life. It was really rewarding having him take me through year over year of his life since we left high school.

Some was happy and some was sad, but every year of it was amazingly interesting. I believe George felt the same about my crazy life. We both agreed that three hours was not long enough. I can't wait until we get together again.

I'm sure everyone reading my blogs has at least one friend you haven't seen or heard from in many-many-many years. One of the best things you can do for your happiness is to take the time to find him/her/them.

These old friends have stories you will cherish. These old friends will help you remember other old friends. These old friends will remind you that their life had many twists and turns just like your life. These old friends will remind you that life is worth living and you should do all you can to get the most out of it. These old friends will love hearing about your interesting life.

Most of all;

These Old Friends Will Put A Big Smile On Your Face Just Like George Has Done For Me!