Moving Forward

This past year has been a proving point for me in so many ways....but mostly in relationships whether they are with friends or family....new or old....distance between people will either re-enforce what was already there...or it will fade away like so many things do

I have found myself in this situation too many times to count since I turned  21 and moved away to VAB from MN and back again 8 years later....it took a lot of work to keep the friendship of a handful of people from each place moving forward but we did it....we both made the effort to keep it going....we both were invested to learn what was going on in our lives....and if we were not separated by hundreds of miles we made the effort to see each other.....

But the flip side of the coin is that distance or just plain not trying can and will dissolve any form of relationship all to quickly.....it gets old being the one to always have to do the driving.....and assuming that we have to make the all the effort of just being there.....or being the one to always have to adjust our schedule to make it work and not seeing that done on the other side.....to me it doesn't matter if its a friend or family....it should just work....and not be work.....if it ends up being work....especially if there is guilt added to it....it is no longer fun....and its not something I want to be around.....

Even though people come and go in our lives all the time.....I am thankful for the few that have stuck around....they now who they are....and I am forever grateful to have you all in my and my kids lives....I love each one of you!!