Old friends

I grew up in Florida. Our next door neighbors for the longest time was a family of 6, which included twin girls who were 1 year older than me. We were good friends. The friendship would toggle from one of the twins to the other when we were younger. They moved away in 1985 during our high school years.

They moved to New Jersey where they completed high school. They then both attended a college in Pa. where they lived together. They have a love hate relationship. A little funny to watch.

Over the years we have kept in touch. We were in each other's weddings. I was up in Pa on business once and I stopped by to see them. The last time I saw them was 3 years ago at Thanksgiving. They stopped by on their way to Tenn. for a family reunion. We have one of those relationships where we can pick up the pieces at that point in time.

They are each married and live around the block from each other. One has 2 boys and the other has 3 boys. The cousins get to play together a lot. Of course, they are all very busy with sports.

Being in Maryland means that we are very close to them. We finally arranged a day where we could drive up to visit. Saturday was the day (we have been planning since February and had to change the date once). It is a very easy 2 hour drive. I can't tell you how great it was seeing them. I really miss their friendship. They are part of such a great family.


Here we are....all grown up.

Here are all the kids, from 11 years old to my little 2 year old. They had a blast.

We have extended the invite for them to visit us any time. We also hope to meet up with them sometime in August for a trip to Hershey park.