Old Friends

Waterford, NY
NoLL

As you know, we constantly meet new friends while cruising. Nothing however quite matches the pleasure of spending time with old friends. Here in the capital district, we have lots of old friends.

Our social weekend started on Friday. Pete and Mary Ellen met us in Waterford and invited us out to dinner at a restaurant in Troy. That made a very nice evening and it allowed us to catch up with their news.

Sunday, we picked up my sister Marilyn to spend the day with us. It has been 9 months since we saw her too. We took her to breakfast at a Friendly Restaurant in Glenville, NY where we have been taking our family for nearly 40 years. Our children even remember that restaurant from their early childhood.

Then we headed to West Charlton to meet with friends and former neighbors and to attend the Charlton Founders Day Parade. I even got to stop at the fire house and say hello to my fellow firemen as the prepared the fire trucks for the parade. We met with Bud and Nancy and Craig, and Maggie, and Louie, and many more. We also drove by our former house and were somewhat shocked at how many changes the new owners made.

In the evening we went to have dinner with our oldest and best friends, John and Mary Ann. It is always a great pleasure to see them and it has been two years since we saw them last. Also, John and Mari from West Charlton also came to dinner so it made a great evening.

Tonight, still at Waterford, we may have a visit from Beverly, a very dear former colleague and friend, as well as follow up visits from Pete, Mary Ellen, John and Mary Ann.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder which is what makes reunions particularly sweet. We've been having fun.