The
best thing about meeting old friends is that you can effortlessly pick up where
you last left off; it doesn’t matter that years and miles separate you from the
last time you saw them, or that the kids have all grown about a foot. You just
seamlessly melt back into the friendship you had, and wonder at how small the
world can be despite the immense size of it.
Our
Greek friends from Clermont-Ferrand moved to Oklahoma last year, and thanks to
business in Charlotte and Greenville, we have been able to spend a bit of time
with them. These were the friends that so kindly welcomed us to Greece for our
summer vacation, and along with Maël, Stephane and Lauris were the “three amigos.” Only two days separate them in age! (And Maël, we missed you and your
family, and thought of you often!)
For
two days last week we enjoyed time just hanging around, getting caught up and
relaxing, but along with the weekend came some beautiful weather and the chance
to show them around town. Saturday we spent downtown, starting off in Falls Park
and working our way to the Children’s Garden before finding all nine Mice on Main.
It is
so easy to take our little town for granted, but through the eyes of our
visitors we learn to appreciate it more with every tour. Not every town can
boast a waterfall in the middle of the city, or such a family-friendly downtown…
We are lucky to call Greenville our home, and luckier still that here our paths
cross with such good friends.
How fun that you get to caught up. I agree Greenville is a town made for families. I took it for granted living there pre-kids.
ReplyDeleteWe miss you all as well !!! Maël is turning 4 today... I can't beleive it. I still remenber them crawling on the ''parenthèse'' 's floor... lol
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