This quote is from one of my favorite Billy Joel songs. Like many Billy Joel songs, it is beautiful, sincere, and slightly tragic. And although he is singing about love - the romantic kind - I always find myself singing this song to myself when I say goodbye to good friends.
[Stick with me...I swear this isn't as depressing as it seems so far!]
Assuming this is not your first visit to my blog (in which case...welcome!), you probably know that because of my many moves and job changes, I've had to say goodbye to loved ones a number of times. ProMo has certainly moved around more than I have due to his childhood as an "Army Brat," but I think I've had my share of goodbyes as well.
The "problem," I think, is that I get attached to people pretty easily. I thrive on making connections and forming friendships. So while this may not seem like a problem, it can be hard when I find myself needing to say goodbye before I'm ready. And despite the fact that we're not moving, the end of a school year in a college town means that I will still be saying a lot of goodbyes.
And so it goes.
As I've mentioned before here on this blog, finding lasting bonds has admittedly been harder for me since we moved to the 'burg. But this year has been a bit of a revelation. Once I decided to just let go of some hang-ups on who I could and could not socialize with, I've been able to get close to some pretty cool people. That's the good news! The flip side is that by opening myself up to these friendships, I've had to prepare myself for the inevitable goodbyes that I know will come. Some sooner rather than later. As in, this week. (Eek!)
Rather than seeing it as something completely sad, I am thankful for the really fun (really really fun) times that I've had this year! And I am hopeful for good times to come next year, even though I know this means opening myself up for new friendships yet again. But that's one of my favorite things to do, so I don't mind the challenge...
And I think I've got some good prospects, whether they know it yet or not. :)
And so it goes.
really really really fun times! (i had to one up you on the number of times you said really ;)) its been an awesome year but you aren't aloud to say goodbye....it should be ill talk to you on gchat tomorrow and see you in two weeks....and then like 3 weeks after that....and then like a month after that...
ReplyDeleteoh and that is a nice pic of you and two lobsters....who are those crazy people?
I LOVE cool people. And these are just no exception. Saturday will ROCK. This is the world of a small college town. And JUST wait until the unexpected returns in 5 years and explains how much YOU helped to change their life. It happens. And it's awesome.
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