Until Soon

Last week involved a foray south, some of it difficult, but culminating in a visit with dear friends and a wedding in the mountains. It felt odd to see a little girl we once knew suddenly appear before us as a stunningly beautiful bride, one of those moments that render the passage of time so tangible you can almost feel it like a wind whooshing by.

But then there were the comforting touchstones of friendships that have endured across decades, reminiscing and philosophizing with laughter in between, and promises to get together sooner than we have.