Ever have people come back into your life you haven't seen in forever?

We reconnected with some old friends from over 30 years ago. They got hold of us out of the blue. It was an interesting conversation to say the least. We're going to meet them for a drink in a couple weeks. Lots of water under the bridge since then. It will be a strange evening. He's the former Chief of Police of Durbin South Africa and she was a morning tv show host there.

I hope it turns out to be fun.

 

I recently reconnected to several old high school friends After school we all went our separate ways and now we all get together at least once a month.

 

I have never re-connected with folks from the past. Maybe I need to make the effort, but can't say I'm all that interested, right now. If I were, I guess I'd be going to the 50th reunion next month.

 

^^^ I went to mine. Nothing much had changed. The guys I used to hang with in HS and I sat at one table for dinner and caught up, so that was nice. Frankly the best part of the trip was meeting some nice folks at the B&B I stayed at, enjoying the best breakfast I've ever had in my life, and getting a ride around town in the owner's old Citroen DS.

 

I graduated from a small parochial high school in Lynn, MA with a class of 66. 22 of us stayed in touch over the years. Starting in the 80's, we would gather in Boston each year for a 3-game Red Sox home-stand and a raid on all of the jazz night clubs in Cambridge, especially around Inman Square. When we got into our 60's we started to meet for a long weekend of golf at the Poland Springs resort in Maine. It's been three years since we last did that. We are now down to 12 not including one who is in a memory care facility. We do group emails. I had one yesterday. I now go home for a meet with the locals once each year. We met at the Panera restaurant in Lynnfield, MA on Friday, 19 May. One of the guys went to memory care to fetch our pal and another took him back after lunch. On the way to the meet, I stopped in Deposit, NY to visit with another with whom I had also attended grammar school. We are more like family than just friends. Although we joke a lot (excessively, actually), nobody is afraid to bare their chest if they need to talk about a personal issue. I am so lucky.

 

It's the "Circle Of Life."

 

About 10 years ago I signed on to Facebook to keep an eye on my sons. Much to my surprise a number of people I knew in high school friended me. Each time we brought each other up to speed via e-mail, the last sentence always being "Let's stay in touch". That was the last time I heard from any of them.

At about the same time I reconnected with a girl/friend (not a girlfriend but a very close friend) from college. Somehow we did manage to stay in touch with each other for a few years, but it's been about 5 years since we talked.

 

I just talked to my college buddy today. It's amazing to me we are still in touch after over 50 years. As for HS, I keep in touch via emails but it's mostly about who died.

 

Actually, I thought of a seminary classmate who sang at my wedding last week and thought about contacting him. I knew he was pastoring a church in New Jersey. After I googled his name, I ran into his obituary. I thought it cannot be. After looking into it further, it was indeed my dear friend. He had passed away in 2022. He had come to visit us when we were at Fort Monroe, VA and we had rekindled our friendship. We were so busy with our own life, we didn't link up with him and his wife after that time. Now, we can't believe he is gone. He was only about 2.5 hours away from us. He had been a beloved pastor of his congregation for 30 years and was about to retire. My wife and I are devastated even now. He had been such a wonderful person throughout his life. My wife and I will miss him dearly.

 

I attended my 50th reunion (never seen that many old people together at one time ). Too many changes to really want to get together. Other than school adventures and (grand) kids, not much to talk about.