Tonight Jared came and visited me. I haven't seen him in almost 8 years. As we ate dinner, I felt the comfort of being in the presence of an old friend. The irony of our friendship is that Jared told me when I moved away from Rexburg 9 years ago that he doesn't keep in touch well and has a hard time caring about people. But there we sat tonight, as good of friends as ever. I speak with him often, despite us being in different states. And perhaps we are still friends because I'm incredibly persistent, but it's also a possibility that Jared realized friendship like ours is pretty rare and that's why it has lasted so long.
It was good to reminisce and remind myself of the good times we've had. And it was even better to have great conversation and laughter with somebody who means so much to me. I felt humbled tonight and grateful for having such a caring person in my life.
It's late but I had to blog before bed so I have a reminder when I'm in the midst of despair: my life is full of excellent people. I need to remember that.
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