{dear friend}

How good are you at keeping in touch?

I ask because I strUGGle in this department. There is something about dialing a friend’s number that is so difficult for me. Even when I LOVE them to the moon. I’m a little better about emailing (if I do it right way. once it starts to trickle down my inbox chances are it’s going to get lost in the shuffle. just a fact.) And texting is my best bet with keeping in touch. Although, I can’t say I’m proud.

I’m simply a product of the 21st century.

This much I know is true.

And my guess is, you are too.

Sometimes I tell myself this blog is my way of keeping in touch with friends, and it is, although unless a friend has a blog too, it’s very one-sided. People I know in real life always seems to know what’s happening with me, but I rarely know what’s happening with them. It’s not even and it’s no way to keep up a friendship. But I also can’t blame my friends for not having blogs. I need to make a conscious effort to find out what’s happening in the lives of the people I want to have as a part of my life.

Yesterday, I actually called my very dear friend up on the phone. Like, out of the blue. JUST because. And I liked it. I really liked it. I felt spontaneous, and connected, and happy. And I know she felt the same.

Why don’t we use the phone more? Why is it so hard to call our friends, and even harder sometimes to call someone back once they’ve called you? Sometimes I feel like we’re so busy living our lives and emersed in what’s in front of our face that we easily forget those people we love the most. Those friends that made us who we are today. The ones who helped us, and laughed with us, and molded us.

I have lots of friends that I can say I love more than words, ones I can thank for turning me into the person I am, and I’d love to say I’m an amazing friend that calls to say thanks for being you, and hey!, and how are you?

I’m not exactly that friend, but I’m trying.

But I can promise you one thing– even though I’m not one to call much, I am that friend that thinks about her favorites often. And luckily, I’ve found good enough friends that even when lots of time has passed, and we haven’t talked or emailed, or texted– being together again after all that time, it’s like we never left each other.

The space between us is short, and the memories are long and good.

As the holidays grow closer and the year comes to an end, I’m thinking hard about the people that are important to me. Christmas letters are coming and a phone call is on it’s way. Because if there’s one thing I can give out to the people I love, it’s a friendly hello and a call to say I care. ♥

Have a lovely weekend, friends. Xo.

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