Had fun visitors this weekend. My Mom here visiting and we have had fun visiting... planning a birthday party for next weekend... Going to a friends birthday this afternoon... Having another friend call out of the blue who was on her way through and stop by for dinner...Lots of fun...
Another visit was planned a few weeks ago at my Grandpas funeral. His good friend was planning to come up to Pendleton for the Roundup and so I said well stop in and see us. He said OK. And it was settled. How fun. He showed up at my friends birthday BBQ and started telling stories. Some of my Grandpa, many of his own... had us all in stitches a few times laughing so hard. He has traveled all over... done a lot... cowboy all his life... Gone on Safari... Helped tribes in Africa... Shot problem elephants... Lots and lots of stories... It was fun listening... Hearing about a life lived fully... It took me back in time though. It seemed like I was listening to my Grandpa tell similar stories 10 years ago... Lively... Vibrant ... Brimming... Funny... Hearing stories and visiting with a friend who added richness to my Grandparents lives for years and now is adding to mine.
It is interesting how life changes. We meet people who become such a part of our existence that we can't picture life without them. But looking back we lived without them for so long. Now they add to our lives a rich fullness. I am so grateful for the friends we have made ... for the lives so intertwined with ours that going for fun birthdays, coffee, Christmas, lunch, whatever is just part of how life changes and adds to the richness of all our lives. I am grateful for the friends I have. Those I call... see... text... Skype... regularly. We all bring a richness and many blessings to a friendship.
Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. - Henry Ford
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