Hi Mari, I agree with you, that friendships are very important to our quality of life. So many people moving in and out of my life, over the years.
Relationships change and evolve.
Ten years ago I ran into a women who I went through school with. She and I organized a reunion for all the women in our class at elementary school, from 5th grade to High School. Sixteen women sat and reminisced in my living room about our childhood. What a laugh. Since then I have maintained close friendships with 3 of these women, now we meet once a month for dinner and a movie and an overnight stay at one of the women's homes.