As we march through the warming days of May and toward June it brings back memories of so many special things that have happened at this time of year, such as the births of two of my children in May, and in early June my marriage to Annette and high school graduation.
Thinking of graduation reminds me this will be 19 years since I graduated (class of 1990) and it naturally made me think of a good friend. I met Bob in my very first class as a freshman in high school. We had Mrs. Groppel’s first hour English class together, and we forged a friendship that has lasted now almost 23 years. Over the years I’ve had a lot of good friends and shared a lot of good times and personal memories with them, but I don’t think any friend stands out more than Bob. From age 14 to 37 and counting, we’ve been friends. He moved to south Florida several years ago but I’ve had the good fortune to visit him three consecutive years, 2006 through 2008, once on a family vacation to Disney and twice because I bought a vehicle from him (he is in the auto auction business). Here we are pictured together with a pickup he bought for me. I was in Seattle in January 2008 for work and he called me from the other corner of the country to let me know he just bought a GMC pickup that reminded him of the pickup I had as a young adult, a big boxy full size GM pickup. I flew down to Florida and brought it home. Trucks are great, but good friends are better. Speaking of that, I need to give him a call.
Thinking of graduation reminds me this will be 19 years since I graduated (class of 1990) and it naturally made me think of a good friend. I met Bob in my very first class as a freshman in high school. We had Mrs. Groppel’s first hour English class together, and we forged a friendship that has lasted now almost 23 years. Over the years I’ve had a lot of good friends and shared a lot of good times and personal memories with them, but I don’t think any friend stands out more than Bob. From age 14 to 37 and counting, we’ve been friends. He moved to south Florida several years ago but I’ve had the good fortune to visit him three consecutive years, 2006 through 2008, once on a family vacation to Disney and twice because I bought a vehicle from him (he is in the auto auction business). Here we are pictured together with a pickup he bought for me. I was in Seattle in January 2008 for work and he called me from the other corner of the country to let me know he just bought a GMC pickup that reminded him of the pickup I had as a young adult, a big boxy full size GM pickup. I flew down to Florida and brought it home. Trucks are great, but good friends are better. Speaking of that, I need to give him a call.
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