Today I drove to Newnan, Georgia to take a sorority sister to lunch. Her husband of 37 years died in May and I had a final at the same time as his funeral. I sent her a note, and made an agreement with myself to visit her before the summer ended. We hadn't seen each other since we giggled so many nights away in Dorm C at Auburn, but it felt like we'd hardly been apart. She is so much the Carol I remember--the same person she was 37 years ago--kind and thoughtful, with a ready smile and a contagious laugh. I met one of her lovely daughters and her sister-in-law and brother-in-law. We spent most of the afternoon reminiscing and catching up. We promised to do it again before I leave Auburn.
I'm at a time in my life where I'm remembering those "gold" friends and wondering why I've let so much time go by without being with them. The girls in the AOpi pledge class of 1969 were the most important people in my life for several years and they helped me adjust to being away from home at college. We celebrated together when good things happened and we cried together when one of us thought the world was coming to an end; then we graduated or got married or left Auburn for some other reason and lost touch. I'm ready to get back in touch.
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