Catching up

A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to go to a bridal shower for a former college roommate. She was my maid of honor in my wedding and now I going to be a bridesmaid in her wedding. The shower was a great opportunity for me to catch up with friends from college, a few of whom I have not seen in five years. It's interesting because at the same time that so much has changed in five years, it also feels like so little has changed. Of the 9 of us, three of us are now married and one is going to be married in February. One is working on her PhD. All but two live in Maryland not too far from where we went to school. Even though our conversations focused on what we're doing now, our connections seemed to pick up where they left off. There was no awkwardness and no lulls in conversation. We were so happy to see each other that it makes me wonder why it took so long for us to hang out again. Anyway, here is a picture of a few of us. Ironically, the two people I'm sitting directly next to are the only two people I've actually kept in touch with over the past five years: