Here's to "old" friends.

It was a gloomy morning as I looked out my window and thought to myself ,
"oh man, it's miserable out there today".

I listened to the 6am alarm for a few minutes while I decided whether I was going to hit "snooze" or "off". I choose the latter and decided that it was time to start the day by packing up the kids lunches.

I reluctantly climbed out my bed, grabbed my warm dressing gown and went to the cold kitchen. (It usually is cold first thing in the morning.. bah! )

All this time I forgot that I had, had a conversation the night before about meeting my friend Mr. Man's Wife as she was coming to London!

Halfway through drinking my cup of tea, and amongst the tallest pile of buttered bread ever, I had a feeling that I was forgetting something. I sat and watched as the rain suddenly turned torrential and down poured really hard.
"Oh great.." I thought. "Monday morning, AND flood waters".

I did my usual morning routines. Get the kids up. Shout at them to get OUT the bathroom. Make sure they had brushed teeth, hair and shiny faces. Make breakfast. Shoes on. Packed lunch bags. Coats.. and today because it was raining so hard, hats on heads. Out the door we go at 8:45am.

Walking along the path, steering the kids away from the puddles, I suddenly remembered about my conversation the previous night.
I then had the excitement of a child expecting a gift to unwrap. Bear in mind that I haven’t seen my friend since we were neighbours who lived across the path from each other, when we were both in our teens. That would be at least 19 years ago now. Wow time sure has passed in the blink of an eye.

We met up and went for coffee at a Starbucks. I chuckled to myself when she saw the size of the big cups that they have. And how she remarked that things “back home” were so different.

It was lovely to see her, and time has been kind to us both! She remarked to me that I haven’t changed much since we were kids, and I likewise to her. In fact we both recognised each other in the train station as we met. Only difference is we have both put on them few extra pounds.. Comes with the territory of getting old! =P
We got chatting as you do about things that we have done. But as we have been in contact via telephone, it was as though this was a regular meeting up of old friends. It was a nice atmosphere.

But all to soon we had too part company. She had come to London on a business like trip and had to make her way to the office that she was visiting, and I had to make my way back too my corner of London, to be home in time for my children.
I look forward to making more plans at meeting her. We have said that next time she comes down we will find something’s to do.

There’s all them tourist sites in London! Hehe!