I can't quite remember the exact day I met Ilona and Heather, but I can't think back on my time on Nazareth College without thinking of these two really fabulous chicks. I vaguely recall getting to know Ilona over lessons of rhetoric, and then sort of being adopted by Heather once I was deemed cool (dorky) enough...I do know it was one of the luckiest moments of my life!
That was about 9 years ago, and we've seen each other through some crazy times. Graduation, new jobs, moves to new cities and countries, boyfriends, husbands and even babies! I can't picture my time at Nazareth without Ilona and Heather, and I can't picture my future without them being a significant part of it!
I've been away from Rochester for almost 6 years now, and we've managed to keep up the friendship, thanks to email, phones, and faithful visits. Now that I'm back on the East coast, it's a bit easier for me to get home, which I did this weekend and put a visit to Heather's on the schedule. My weekends home can get hectic trying to see everybody, the moment I see these two women, I can instantly relax, put my feet up and talk like we saw each other yesterday. Honestly, we may not have talked in weeks, or seen each other in months, but there's always instant comfort and the ability to pick up wherever we left off! I think this is truly rare among the people you meet and I treasure it immensely.
I look forward to these get togethers because one, they're so infrequent and I soak up the entire time, two, I laugh the hardest with these two ladies and usually need a gab fast! And, there's a three now, Heather has the most adorable twin boys now and I so much want to be a part of their lives! They're already 8 months old and growing by the day, and I want them to know who Aunt Lindsey is! Seeing them every 4 months or so is just not enough. :) So, our night at Heather's was full of baby time, and after we had our fill, we had plenty of girl time. It really couldn't have been a more fulfilling night for me and I thank my two favorite girls for giving that to me. I know our schedules get crazy, and we're all going in different directions, but I love coming back to these moments when our lives can overlap for a bit and we can thoroughly enjoy each other's company. I love you both and look forward to making the ride ahead together. :)
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