Every once in a while a friend turns up in the most unexpected places and times. For Olivia and me it was first in our home ward, where I was obviously the superior one being 3 years older and wiser than her. But it really came together as young married people where we ended in a different “same” ward situation in Bountiful! We had boys that were about the same age. We started making lunches with each other when new ones came up that we wanted to try out. One day on her way out the front door, she exclaimed “I think we should be friends!” though I think that had already been predetermined by me.

Before she got to my house tonight, I thought about how do I say “goodbye for now” to a dear friend I’ve known so long? I’m not sure I nailed it, it’s just an understood reality. I’m sure we would have both ended up blubbering on the floor. So, for my “famous” college teacher friend who rocks her students at a Buddhist university in Boulder, Colorado, I’ll see you the next time our worlds collide and I’ll be SO HAPPY to see you again!