The Years – Best Friends
Where did twenty-five go? We’d ask one another as we reminisced about our younger selves.
Good times, fearless and carefree,
When every day was filled with a new possibility.
(Me and Bri in our mid 20s)
Where should we go tonight? Who might we meet?
The days of blue eyeshadow, midnight pool parties, and five inch heels on our feet.
Vivid memories become slightly foggier.
Coffee houses harbored our secrets and wants,
A time to go dancing, frequenting our favorite haunts.
Nightclubs in dark smoke-filled rooms, our shadows glared on the dance floor from strobing lights,
Highlighting our wild passions as we danced through the night.
Music blaring, too loud to speak,
But kept our feet in perfect rhythm to the disco beat.
Crushes, excitement, and heartbreak were all part of the times,
The days I miss; end of an era, marking maturation of the minds.
30 some years later
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Dear Debby — what a marvelous, beautiful, fantastic post about friendship. You and Zan are very lucky. Mega hugs.
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Thanks so much Teag. Indeed I am blessed with wonderful friends. xoxo ❤
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That really is a beautiful post, Debby ❤
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Thanks so much Sue. We treasure the good old days. 🙂 xo
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And the ones still to come, I imagine 🙂
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I hope so. 😉
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🙂
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I love the story of you and your chums, now even more treasured friends. You are lovely at every age, Debby!
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Aw gee thanks Marian. I am blessed. 🙂
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How beautiful. There’s nothing like good friendship 🙂
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Cheers to that Christoph! 🙂
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What wonderful nostalgia as you look back with friends.. Such lovely photo memories Debbie.. And oh that blue eye-shadow, I remember it well 🙂 haha.. So lovely you have all kept in touch.. Not many can say that these days..
Love and Hugs Sue xxx
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Thanks for visiting Sue in your catch up madness, lol. Yes, I am blessed to have not one, but two best friends whose friendships have endured through the decades. xoxo ❤
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That is wonderful to know.. My only best friend passed, I have many ‘Friends’ but few close ones… I think my Husband is my Very Best friend..
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I’m sorry for the loss of your friend Sue. And we are blessed to have a few good friends. It’s beautiful that you can say your husband is your best friend. 🙂 xoxo ❤
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🙂 Yes I met him when I was 7 he was 14.. I told him then I was going to marry him.. He just laughed.. LOL.. I did marry him when I was aged 20.. 🙂
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Wow! What a fantastic story! 🙂 xo
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its been a journey 🙂
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What a beautiful post, Debby. I’m loving the hair flicks. Those photos are like gold dust. They bring so many lovely memories back. If only I could take you back on my time machine. Enjoy this year’s reunion. I hope you’ll all planning one?
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Lol thanks so much Hugh. I’d love to go for a ride on your time machine! 🙂 I’m not sure if there will be a reunion this year again, but hoping to get to the UK next year to visit Zan (she moved there 18 years ago, and even that hasn’t hindered our friendship), and get to the Bash at the same time! Here’s to hoping! xo
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If you’re coming to the UK, you’ve got to come and visit us as well. ?
xx
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Well thank you so kindly Hugh! Indeed I’d love to. Lol, I have so many wonderful friends now from the blogging world, I may have to stay a few months to visit and spend time and party! 🙂 xoox
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That’s sounds like the perfect excuse for a few months in the UK, Debby. xx
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Ha! Wouldn’t I love 2 months! 🙂
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Awwwww. This is fantastic, Debby. Heartwarming to read about a long and deep friendship. ❤ ❤ ❤
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Thanks Tess. It was fun digging out through old photos. 🙂 ❤
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Where has the time gone? Does anyone know? Sigh.
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Isn’t there a song or two about that? LOL 🙂
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Aren’t those long term friendships amazing and wonderful? This is a lovely post honoring the beauty of friendship. Here’s to many more years for you and Zan. 🙂
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Thanks so much Diana. Yes, you certainly can’t buy a long lasting friendship. It must be earned through the years. 🙂
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This was so much fun, Debby, to see the different yous throughout the years. You look more gorgeous than ever! 🙂
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Aw shucks Carol, you make me blush. Thanks for the compliments. But it is funny to see the different hairstyles. I’m happy to say that I never changed my sense of style, and don’t plan to. 🙂
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Beautiful memories and wonderful post about friendship. I do hope you get to the UK it would be magical.
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Thanks Adele. I sure hope so too. 🙂
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Nothing like old friends Debby. So many memories time really does pass by way too fast. Lovely post. 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by Marje. Indeed, time seems to fly much faster as we age. 🙂
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Very beautiful, Debbie…. Good memories for sure… I love how you looked as a blonde, BTW… Happy week ahead. Aquileana ?
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Lol thanks Aq! Yes, so many people asked me how I could go from blonde to red, doesn’t everyone want to be a blonde? My answer: Redheads have more fun! 🙂 Happy week to you my friend! xo ❤
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A lovely tribute to friendship that last and last and last. No matter how far away we are. No matter how long it’s been since we’ve seen each other. That sharing of the past. My brother was my first dance partner and we danced together again at my son’s wedding in 2013 and at his son’s wedding a few years before that. We still knew how. The body remembers…
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Thanks for sharing Elaine. Indeed, our memories live forever, and blessed are those who maintain lifelong friendships. 🙂
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Said it before, say it again….As we say here – Weapons!
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Lol Shey. I love it! PS 10 question post coming up later this week! I know the Hammies will love it. ❤
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Hi Debby,
I was looking for an example of Festisite. Thanks for telling me about it. How did you get a ScoopIt social share button?
Janice
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Lol, Hi Janice. I am still learning more about Festisite, but I like that one particular one I used because you can add in whatever words you like. And now for the lol, to be honest, I don’t remember where I got the ‘scoopit’ share button. I’ve been frantically searching for a reblog, or repost button for self hosted wordpress, and I googled ‘ reblog to share button on wordpress.org’ and I began clicking on suggestions and thought this was the same as reblog, but it turns out it’s not, and I really have no clue what it does now that I managed to get it up there, lol. So maybe you can enlighten me? Hilarious huh? 🙂
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Loved this post, loved seeing your glam queen self too. You’re beautiful 😀 ❤
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Aw shucks Sach. I told you, you’re making my head fat, lol. xo ❤
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What a gorgeous series of photos – think it might inspire me to go back through a few of mine and see what I can find 😀
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Thanks Deb. Now I’m looking forward to yours! 🙂
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