It is rather chilly outside today. I am concerned about the beautiful flowers I planted on Saturday. Since it is very windy, walking at a fast pace is almost impossible.
This past Sunday I was finally able to meet with a dear childhood friend. I had not seen her in more than 40 years. We both moved away and went our separate ways. She settled in Argentina and I came to the US to study journalism. The photograph above shows what we looked like when we were 15!
It was so good to see her after so many years -- a lifetime! She has six children and lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I have only one son, Ivo, who lives on the West coast. We talked for about three hours reminiscing about our escapades as children. We loved to go to "El Jiron de la Union" in downtown Lima. As teenagers, we dressed up and wore high heels just to prance around the downtown area and pretend to be grown ups. We also enjoyed going to the movies every other Sunday. Today, no teenage girl would think of dressing up just to go to the mall. That was then.
This is us today. We are both boomers, with lots of gray hair and all the problems people experience as they age. But we are still having lots of fun!
After we said goodbye, I felt sad. It has been a very long time. I hope to visit her in Buenos Aires.
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