grateful for old friends via /r/gratitude

I have a couple friends that I don't talk to very often, but when we do its like no time has passed. One of them called me out of the blue on thursday, and I probably hadn't talked with him outside of facebook comments in like three years. We live in different states. We scheduled a phone coffee date for today and were just like we were thirty years ago, and it was so amazing to reconnect and laugh and get caught up (we're both reading "romance novels" these days hahahaha!!! which i never would have guessed for either of us way back when). three hours on the phone or so and all that distance and time gone and we were just friends just like when we both worked at a restaurant in junior college. It kind of both sucks to not have that everyday, but also is such a thunderbolt of joy to reconnect…one of the odd aspects of friendship I guess. But he also offered me a job if I want to move…a standing offer according to him…so who knows. So, so grateful that we can reconnect and instantly know each other so well again:)