Since I'm being random....

Since I'm posting random things tonight...

Here's just some thoughts I've had recently about friends and friendships.

I'm at the point in life where I'm out of college, but I still have friends in college, at the same age as me out of college and older than me out of college. I see how friendships change and how we view them change.

I know I miss the crazy weekends in college when 10 or 15 of us would get together to do whatever silly activity we could come up with. I don't have those experiences anymore. Things seem much more "serious" and planned out. Perhaps that's all a function of age and of growing up. But, it's odd for me to see that college world and still be a small part of it.

Most of my very close friends from college don't even leave around here anymore. They're scattered all over the country. And those who do live around here, we don't get to see each other nearly as much as we would like due to conflicting work and life schedules.

When you're in college, you see your friends all the time - because you're basically living with them - which is great!!!!!

I guess it's just part of growing up and learning different things and different relationships. The lesson I've taken away from this "friendship epiphany"? Well, I've learned that yes, things change and I can't control lots of those changes. And I've also learned to live and enjoy this moment. The past is the past. Learn from the mistakes you made. "It's nice to look back, but never polite to stare."

Enjoy the friendships you have now. Do what you can do to keep ALL of your friendships alive. Who knows when those friends may end up half way across the country? Enjoy the moments you have with those people you care about. That's the lesson I've started to learn.