it had been 28 years since we talked

Im a 49 year old man, have been a "hippy" type all my life. Ive traveled around the country quite a bit and married 3 lovely ladies and got divorced from all 3. I just never have been able to settle into anything for very long, be it a job, a wife or a city to live in. Well, after 30 years, Ive come full circle and ended up living in the town where I spent my late teens, early twenties. Alot had changed, everyone I knew had gone on to wherever, and I had to create a new circle of friends. No problem. Anyhow, this past Thursday, my phone rings and I answer it and someone says" Is this Joey?" I have not been called Joey for many many years, Im more a Joe type nowadays, so I was taken aback by the question. I said yes though because there is still a little Joey left in me. Well the caller, a female said "this is Peanut" I had no clue. She then said, Im "Cindys sister" Wow, that made me remember her. Peanut was the 10 year old sister of Cindy who was 18 and I was 19. Cindy and I were living together and Peanut used to hang out with us and tag along. She was a sweet kid and I dont remember her as being in the way for me and Cindy. Anyhow, Im getting off track. So Peanut tells me that she and Cindy had been hanging out talking about the old days and my name had come up and they tracked me down. How long had it been since we talked last? 28 freaking years! Peanut is now 38, Cindy is 46. Both are single and live within a hour of where I am. After talking on the phone to both of them for several hours over the next day or two, I decided to go see them this past saturday. I was a bit nervous about it, but excited to go. It would be a reunion of old friends, I expected nothing more of course. Anyhow, I go to visit and spent the whole day there at Peanuts house where Cindy was spending the week end. After the hugs hello and talking about our shared memories from 28 years earlier, we started partying a bit, taking shots, smoking a few joints and just hanging out having a great time. Im glad that she still partied. Cindy had aged normally, shes a drinker akways has been, but I still see her as a fine lady. Peanut, who was just a kid last time i saw her really stole the spot light because she was absolutely beautiful. She could pass for 25 easy. She has one of those "I get along with everyone" personalities. So Ive rambled on about my meeting up with these two old friends and while there is no real point, It did allow a unique perspective on how much Ive changed over the years. 28 years older, shorter hair (which is the first thing Cindy mentioned,) 80 extra pounds, more lines on my face and alot more knowledge about life. Damn, I was so niave back then and didnt even know it. While There was no spark with Cindy, we still had a great time a new friend is always a good thing. Peanut was a great hostess and had really grown up alot, she might be out of my league a bit but another friend is again great. we have made plans to get together often and I really look forward to it. So if you are young and unable to look ahead 30 years, then let me tell you that one day this kind of thing might happen to you and you will understand how thought provoking and enlightening it will be. Surely others have met up with old friends after long peroids of time and I would love to hear some of the stories about them.Sorry for rambling on but I just wanted to share

 

Wow... What a cool story. I am happy to hear about you reuniting with these two women. Life is really funny that way. I actually have a similiar story to yours although I am only 25, but as you know when you are 25 5 years seems like 28. 8) I had a best friend/ uncover lover back in highschool who I was easily with once a week.( We didn't always have sex when we were together, but most of the time we did.) For several reasons we had lost touch with eachother mostly because of the pursuit of other people and romantic relationships. I hadn't spoken to her in about 5 years. Now I am 25, a single father of a three year old and my life is radically different when........ I run into my old friend. Who is now 27 and a single mother of a 5 year old. We hung out acouple of times and one night when we were quite lifted our romantic relationship sparked up again. It has been about 4 months since our reunion and we are looking for a place together. It has been so much fun realizing how much I know about my friend and realizing how much she has changed. It seems that we were almost meant to be together now and I cannot wait to see what is next for us...

*SMILE*

 

Hmmmm..... well, I don't have any stories but I wanted to say I liked reading both of yours.