For the past 25 years or so, we have been in a supper club with three other couples. It's been a wonderful experience sharing life with this group. We've been friends through thick and thin, good times and bad, happiness and grief. We've shared each others' joys and sorrows; we've laughed and cried and supported each other through surgeries, weddings, funerals, and now in the birth of another generation: grandchildren!...we've traveled down many roads together, literally and figuratively.
It's kind of a microcosm of life, being with good friends down through the years. Whether we see each other each month...or more frequently or infrequently, we are there for each other; we share; we care; we listen; we pray; we help carry their burdens; we rejoice in their good news. And sharing meals together has been a big part of what has kept us together for so long. There's something about breaking bread together that is good and right. The sense of belonging...family...community is very real when folks sit at a common table, enjoying a good meal together.
So...I say "thank you" to our good friends for being a big part of our lives. Thank you for being there for us. Thank you for embracing us with love that is tangible. Thank you for giving of yourselves to us. Thank you for enriching our lives so beautifully. Hopefully we can keep up our tradition throughout these, our senior years, as our lives and family dynamics change and grow. It's a journey, for sure, and one that will present its own set of challenges as well as joys. From our pasts together, I have an idea all will be well! It's a shared journey, and one we enjoy immensely...one that is just plain ole good.
Here's to you, our soul-mates, our friends. We treasure you guys and look forward to life in the future alongside you. Bon Appetit!
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