Friends forever reunite

Sorry for the long absence but what a crazy couple of weeks. That time period allowed me to amass some great material and I am so anxious to get this down in print.

First, let me transgress. I got home from my Adventure April 25 and let me tell you. I was exhausted to the core. Then there was the unpacking and putting away on top of the horrid mess the house was in.

It was still pretty winterish up here, though bare spots were poking through the snow, there was still feet every where. Not surprising when we got 114” of snow this season with the bulk of it coming in February.

I took my time putting things away, my body was in control now and that was just fine with me.

Then before I knew it, two weeks had passed and it was time for me to once again pack my bags. This time I was hopping a plane to Phoenix to have a mini reunion with Jan Haugen Cederlund, Jan Tuttle Hagstrom and my sister Kim.

Jan and Janie ( Jan-ee - for the sake of identification) Kim and I all went to Dundee Community High School. Janie was my best friend and we have been in fairly consistently over the decades.

Jan Hagstrom was a good friend back then and now resides in Sun City West. Sadly, she lost her husband a year ago and of course, was wanting the companionship of friends. She has done an amazing job of handling her grief, but the low spots are a natural part of the grieving process.

As it turned out, Janie had to be in Sedona earlier this month. In addition to speaking at this conference, she was also going to be receiving her second Doctorate of Metaphysics. Pretty cool!

Meet Doc Doc!

She asked if I would fly out and could stay with her while we visited with Jan. In the meantime, Kim, who lives in Fountain Hills, asked to join in and we were delighted! This was going to be an awesome get together!

I flew out to Phoenix May 9 and Jan picked me up at the airport early that evening. We went to her home and Janie pulled in the driveway about five minutes after us. Kim had been invited for the evening but she has some business commitments.

Pizza, wine and laughter — what a perfect evening. How could it have been 50 years? The London Room, old boy friends, marriages, children, retirement. Memories flew through the air in bursts of recollections.

Both women had discovered an inexpensive but highly fashionable line of jewelry call “Paparazzi”. Jan hauled out an overwhelming case with drawers of the earrings, rings , necklaces and bracelet of the sparkly goods.

Her ex-daughter-in-law sells the line on Facebook, so naturally, I am going to be perusing that web page very soon! Jan gifted me a couple pairs of earrings, a bracelet and a snazzy pendant necklace. How generous!

The hours raced by and Janie and I were headed to our home for the evening, a beautiful time share called Scarsdale Links. It was a very well-furnished apartment and after a couple hours chatting, it was lights out for us.

More tomorrow!