And this very good friend of mine has been my friend since we were in Grade 9. We've had many adventures together and seen each other through many changes, many challenges, many dark and twisty tunnels and many incredibly enlightening moments of soul sisterhood.... Including living in Banff Alberta when we were just barely the ripe ol' ages of 18 & 19 (just barely "legal" in the province of Alberta). Plus - the numerous mildly rebellious and sometimes not-so-discuss-able situations we seemed to often find ourselves in! Lol! Whoa.
So we pulled out a few of her old photos from the days when we were all so happy, so free. It's like we didn't have a care in the world! (not to mention how long my hair was!! Weird.) And we laughed and we laughed over the ridiculousness of our outfits - mostly our pants to be honest. And how wise we thought we were! Gosh! We honestly believed we had ALL the answers. How unbelievably on top of the world we all seemed to be. Even though in retrospect, those days were full of a lot of confusion.
But amidst all the photos that she had saved was also a few quotes that she collected of the apparently hilarious things I was often saying. I've been smiling all day over this one in particular:
"Even though nothing matters, these things have been proven to: Vacuuming." Heather Jones Circa 1990-something.
It's just so ridiculous and yet funny at the same time because if you only knew how much that cracked us up, it would probably make you smile to!
Ah, Life.
It's good to laugh at the hilarity sometimes. The grass is never really "greener". Ever. Nothing is ever really as it seems. This moment is all we have. And so this moment is what I celebrate today. I have NO IDEA what's coming next. No idea what twists and turns life has in store for any of us. But I do know that right now, it feels pretty great to look back on how far we've all come. Despite the mild rebelliousness, and the REALLY BAD pants - we all turned out ok! Awesome actually.
I love you guys. xxox
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