Tripping down memory lane

Spent the past weekend at home in Vancouver. Every time I come back it's a trip down memory lane, but today I had lunch with my Andrew, whom I haven't seen in almost 4 years! We ended up grabbing lunch at the local White Spot, where we both ordered pretty much the same thing we've ordered the last gazillion times we were there (him: BC chicken burger, me: toasted shrimp sandwich), and reminisced about the old times both good and bad.

It's amazing to realize that we've known each other for 11 years. When you're 16, knowing someone for a decade is pretty incredible, but when you're 26 (ahem, 25-again), you just feel more incredulous that time has passed so quickly. We chatted about old friends and new ones, gossiped about people we went to school with, and just caught up on life in general. Thanks for hanging out with me, Andrew -- it was so nice to see you again!

Yesterday we went to a family friend's wedding, and once again, literally tripped down memory lane. I ran into two old friends, Yan and Aaron (not the groom, but another Aaron), whom I've known since I was 13 but had not heard from in many years. Another place, another time. It literally took me a while to recover after seeing them and realizing that our lives had taken us in so many different and exciting directions since we last spoke.

No real deep thoughts here, but just the advice to seek out and meet up with old friends whenever you can. You may be surprised at where life has taken them, but still revel in how many joint memories you still share.