This past week i thought of a friend i haven't seen or heard from in 17 yrs...That's a long time .I was cleaning the house for a big birthday celebration we were having saturday and as i was dusting i dusted off a horse my friend had brought me 20yrs ago.....and all the wonderful memories of their visit came back for a short period then on with the cleaning....Friday as i was taking a break from cleaning the phone rang and low and behold much to my pleasent suprise it was them they were in town and wanted to come up on saturday for a visit....Sure come on up i said...still having many things left to do inside and out before the party.....They came and it was a short visit they could only stay a few hours....but it was like there had never been a break in time at all we took up pretty much where we left off 17yrs ago....we've made plans to meet half way between their house an mind this next time and it will not be 17yrs in between this time......I met them and their family on a camping trip i took when i was about 8 or 9 yrs old.....we stay in touch it may be years in between but that friendship has stayed strong.....The really strange thing is Jason my son said that friday at work out of the blue he thought about them and the times they use to come down.....(he didn't like their son) any way just thought that was cool....even though i had to fly like the wind to get everything else done that needed to be done for the party it was done on time and everyone had a great time they must have they wouldn't leave after the party.....some stayed until 11oclock that night and the party started at 5....man was i tired.............just thought i'd shall that ...is there someone you haven't seen in awhile just think about them and who knows maybe they too will show up.........