8

It's been awhile since my last entry. I guess motherhood has its way of consuming your time. Or, if you asked my husband, he would tell you that is Facebook. Admittedly, there is a bit of truth in that. I'm amazed at how in less than 20 years the Internet has completely changed the way people relate to eachother. More interesting is how Facebook has truly shortened the distance between friends and family. Especially family. I am connected to cousins I haven't seen or spoke to in more than 20 years and the interesting thing is how that gap in contact had no bearing on our familiarity. I guess there is something to be said about the thickness of blood.

To that end, last week was a terrific one. I reconnected with a high school friend and experienced that same familiarity. The amazing thing, 18 years or possibly more have passed since we last spoke and we picked right back up again. Not once did we venture to the tales of yesteryear but instead focused on our families and what was important in the now, not in the past or even the future but right there, in that very moment when we were reconnecting - Old friends.

I titled this post "8" because it is eight years today that I drove from New Jersey, through the Lincoln Tunnel, past the 2 WTC Plaza and onto the Grand Central when the sunny sky was cast with a dark and haunting shadow. When the smells of early fall were replaced with smoldering steel and when literally "in a New York minute" EVERYTHING changed. At the time, my life was filled with uncertainty and little responsibilty. Eight years later, i'm older, a little more knowledgable (yes, I purposely did not say "wiser") and in a place I never knew would exist for me. Amazing how every life event takes us to the next and that we truly are not measured by what happens to us but how we respond. I have experiences and Facebook to keep me connected :)