I drove about 550 miles roundtrip over the last 4 days. I spent the time with two friends I've known for 25 years. It was rejuvenating. We took our meals together - some we prepared and one at a great Tex-Mex dive in the old neighborhood. We drank vodka tonics and laughed until I had hiccups. We watched movies and I fell asleep in front of the TV. We teased each other with the same good nature that never seems to go away, no matter how many months go by between visits.
I love them so much.
I miss them.
We took a 5 mile walk and we talked, and talked, and talked.
We drove all over downtown and uptown Dallas and I was given the opportunity to soak up a little bit of the feel of the neighborhoods, including the Museum District. We spent an hour at The Nasher, enjoying the sculptures. Picasso still scares me, after all these years of trying to appreciate him.
We cooled off in the pool yesterday afternoon and revved ourselves up with the silliest game of Wii tennis ever played last night.
I laughed and I listened. I needed the time away from Houston, to sit quietly with a cat on one side of me and a dog on the other.
I'm home now and recharged, certain of my need to continue with my running, ready for the miles that are in front of me next week. I feel as if I've received some sort of vitamins that were missing from my diet. Today I lift up my gratitude for Lynn and Jack and for our friendship. I am so grateful for the gift of being able to be myself when I am with them. I am fully aware of how special that is.
Heh. I wish I had friends like that living so close.
ReplyDeleteI may regret asking this, but exactly how silly can Wii Tennis get?
Silly enough that I (more than once) checked to make sure that those wrist straps were really strapped. Two women, in our 5th and 6th decades of life giggling like little girls. The dog and cat were stupified, just watching us like we'd lost our minds. Too much fun, really.
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