December 27, 2014
My Instead: After no communication during the holidays, I finally
contacted my friend Kelly.
The Christmas holidays had come and gone…it was the lull after the storm.
December is a wonderful, but crammed month with preparation and parties. It
often feels like a different world when it’s all over and the reality of
everyday life settles in again. I think “Oh yea, this looks familiar.” And then
I pick up my life where I left off.
On this Saturday night, I was driving in the rain on my way to
Farmington to see my girlfriend Annette. I thought to myself that I had not
talked to my friend Kelly at all during the holidays. Our friendship seems to be on shaky ground, more
often than not, since we became friends 3 ½ years ago. Last year she was at my little
Christmas and in 2011 she was with me at my mom’s Christmas. But the little blips
in our friendship seem to greet us every three to four months and last about
just as long. What’s up with that? Wanting to keep us on the path of possibly
maintaining a lasting relationship until the bitter end (well, I hope it’s not
bitter), I called her. She answered and said, “So, you’re too much in love to
think of me!?” I immediately said, “Hey, you haven’t called ME either! What are YOU
in?” She said “nothing” and then changed it to “hate”. I quickly negated her
comment and asked her how her holidays were. She was at Target at the time of
my call and said she would call back in a few.
Later when Kelly and I talked again, things were a bit calmer and
we talked like friends should when they’re working to maintain healthy
communication. We talked about what’s going on in each of our lives and our
hopes for the future. Honesty prevailed…that always seems to be the magic
ingredient!
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