Just want to share something good

ladyg
ladyg Member Posts: 1,577
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Yesterday morning I got a really big and unexpected surprise. Out of the blue I got a phone call from someone that I was friends with in high school. She said that she and 2 of our other friends had been trying to find me for years. I have not seen or spoken to any of them in 40+ years. I told her the reason they couldn't find me was because I am hiding in the woods in Oregon and they are still in NJ. Today I got an e-mail from one of the other ones. I still can't believe it!

Hugs,
Georgia

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  • outdoorgirl
    outdoorgirl Member Posts: 1,565
    #2
    That's awesome
    Georgia! What a nice surprise and I am glad that you all are able to be in touch again!
  • RE
    RE Member Posts: 4,591 Member
    #3
    Wondreful!
    Oh my that is such a wonderful happening! I know I reconnected with an old elementary/hs friend about 5 years ago and we still make sure to have lunch together twice a year. I am happy for you I hope you get a chance to meet with them someday.

    Hugs,

    RE
  • Lighthouse_7
    Lighthouse_7 Member Posts: 1,566 Member
    #4
    RE said:

    Wondreful!
    Oh my that is such a wonderful happening! I know I reconnected with an old elementary/hs friend about 5 years ago and we still make sure to have lunch together twice a year. I am happy for you I hope you get a chance to meet with them someday.

    Hugs,

    RE

    Wonderful!
    Georgia that was so special! Glad you reconnected.
    Thanks for some good news!

    Hugs,

    Wanda
  • CR1954
    CR1954 Member Posts: 1,390 Member
    #5
    How cool!
    How cool is that! What a wonderful thing to have happen! Very happy that you and your friends can re-connect.

    CR
  • tgf
    tgf Member Posts: 950 Member
    #6
    CR1954 said:

    How cool!
    How cool is that! What a wonderful thing to have happen! Very happy that you and your friends can re-connect.

    CR

    what a wonderful surprise
    It's great that your friends were so determined to find you... and even better ... the fact that they DID find you.

    I'm 66. Originally from Indiana ... Married when I was 20 ... moved around the US with my "then husband" ... was divorced ("dumped") at 41 in Louisiana. Then ... about 10 years ago moved back "home." Since then 6 of us "girls" from high school have "reunited" and it has been such a blessing. We try to get together at least once a month ... and there are ALWAYS many laughs. Four of us have known each other since elementary school ... so there are many memories ... but mostly we've decided that we are getting soooooo old ... our memories are getting fuzzy ... so we just make up stuff ... and laugh. I can't tell you what an "upper" it was to meet for breakfast on a Saturday morning while I was going through treatment. The laughs and togetherness was some of the best medicine I could have gotten.

    Enjoy your reunion with your friends ... even if it is by email or phone ...

    hugs.
    teena
  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #7
    good news is great..
    I too found 3 past friends I had not seen in over 30 yrs and we reunited (happen to live in same county still and never knew it) anyhow we get together ONCE a month..and never miss it...(for over year going strong)

    IT"S a great feeling and like we never skipped 30+ year...

    I HOPE you get to stay connected....nothing better then old friends...(our group went to school from Kindergarten -graduation)

    HOPE YOU have as much fun as I have with old friends....!!!!
  • mgm42
    mgm42 Member Posts: 491 Member
    #8
    Terrific...
    It's terrific. We sometimes forget how great our high school friends were. Hope that surprise made your week. Hugs, Marilynn
  • VickiSam
    VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member
    #9
    disneyfan2008 said:

    good news is great..
    I too found 3 past friends I had not seen in over 30 yrs and we reunited (happen to live in same county still and never knew it) anyhow we get together ONCE a month..and never miss it...(for over year going strong)

    IT"S a great feeling and like we never skipped 30+ year...

    I HOPE you get to stay connected....nothing better then old friends...(our group went to school from Kindergarten -graduation)

    HOPE YOU have as much fun as I have with old friends....!!!!

    What wonderful .. cool stories .. put a smile on my face
    today.

    Thank you all for sharing .. I admit that I have 2 girlfriends from when I was about 16 years of age .. we have stayed connected via the phone, letters or internet for 25 years .. 1 left California to find herself and settled in Russia, then Australia .. the other remained closed to Mom.

    My friend in Australia and I speak every week on the phone for hours, and have for years! Friends make all the difference in our lives - during the good, bad and ugly times.

    Strength and Courage,


    Vicki Sam
  • missrenee
    missrenee Member Posts: 2,136 Member
    #10
    mgm42 said:

    Terrific...
    It's terrific. We sometimes forget how great our high school friends were. Hope that surprise made your week. Hugs, Marilynn

    Oh, Georgia--I love that!
    Isn't it wonderful to re-connect with old friends. So nice to catch up too--to see who's been doing what for the past years. Glad you had this good thing happen and I hope you all stay in touch now.

    Hugs, Renee
  • mimivac
    mimivac Member Posts: 2,143 Member
    #11
    How nice!
    Glad they found you and, more importantly, that you wanted to be found! Hope this leads to a renewing of your friendship.

    Mimi
  • Angie2U
    Angie2U Member Posts: 2,991
    #12
    CR1954 said:

    How cool!
    How cool is that! What a wonderful thing to have happen! Very happy that you and your friends can re-connect.

    CR

    This is cool! Thanks for
    This is cool! Thanks for sharing it with us.


    Hugs, Angie
  • sbmly53
    sbmly53 Member Posts: 1,522
    #13
    What a wonderful surprise!
    It's great to connect with friends we grew up with.

    Sue
  • Marsha Mulvey
    Marsha Mulvey Member Posts: 597 Member
    #14
    sbmly53 said:

    What a wonderful surprise!
    It's great to connect with friends we grew up with.

    Sue

    "old" friends
    ladyg, sometimes those "old" friends really are the best friends, glad they found you. It makes me want to search for a few that I haven't heard from in a very long time.

    tgf - so you're the one they wrote the song for! "Back Home Again in Indiana".

    Marsha
  • Christmas Girl
    Christmas Girl Member Posts: 3,682 Member
    #15
    Awesome!
    Am so happy for you, Georgia! Had a similar experience last year, with my best friend ever from high school. She had moved out of state, very far away, decades ago. We lost touch...

    Last May - she was here (unusual & doesn't happen often, at all), for just a long weekend, family affair. We met, had lunch, and both wished we had more time together! The years melted away, and we were right back where we began. Have remained in close contact since.

    BELIEVE IT! :-)

    Kind regards, Susan
  • taleena
    taleena Member Posts: 1,612 Member
    #16
    Georgia... how wonderful!!!!
    Georgia... how wonderful!!!! That must be so exciting to get back in touch after so many years... I have always taught my children a song (from "we sing sillyville") ... Make new friends but keep the old one is silver and the others gold)... how true true true!

    Hugs,

    ~T
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
    #17
    mgm42 said:

    Terrific...
    It's terrific. We sometimes forget how great our high school friends were. Hope that surprise made your week. Hugs, Marilynn

    ☻
    What a very nice surprise for you!

    ♥ Kristin ♥
  • DebbyM
    DebbyM Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #18
    sbmly53 said:

    What a wonderful surprise!
    It's great to connect with friends we grew up with.

    Sue

    A happy surprise! It is
    A happy surprise! It is always nice to reconnect with friends from our past.


    Debby
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
    #19
    Christmas Girl said:

    Awesome!
    Am so happy for you, Georgia! Had a similar experience last year, with my best friend ever from high school. She had moved out of state, very far away, decades ago. We lost touch...

    Last May - she was here (unusual & doesn't happen often, at all), for just a long weekend, family affair. We met, had lunch, and both wished we had more time together! The years melted away, and we were right back where we began. Have remained in close contact since.

    BELIEVE IT! :-)

    Kind regards, Susan

    How nice!

    How nice!

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