After reconnecting with my school friend Jacqueline (I still call her “Jacquie” and she still calls me “Erin”) several years ago (thank you, Facebook), we’re finally here, visiting her in her wonderful little home town of Pinerolo, Italy!
She reminded me tonight that we’ve been friends since we were nine years old. Where have the years gone? wow…
It’s absolutely wonderful to see her again, and to get a little glimpse into her chosen European life. We’re also really looking forward to meeting her Italian husband, Paolo, tomorrow night!
Everything I’ve gotten from Jacquie since we’ve reconnected online tells me that she’s very happy — contented is actually the word I’d use for what I sense from her — in her life here with him and with her son (now grown and studying abroad), and that just gives me such joy.
What more value is there in life than that? The people we love are everything.
Here’s to a few days with a lovely “old” friend!
(Picture to come.)
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