June Was For Connections

Other than the ups and downs of my job search, June was a month for making connections.

I heard from and got in touch with lots of people I haven't connected with in a long time.

It really started on the last day in May when Ken and I had dinner with friends in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Then in June ~

I heard from a friend who is in the East from California and will come for a visit in mid-July; it had been five years since our last conversation. We have known each other for thirty years.

I called another friend of thirty years I last saw a year ago; we talked for forty-five minutes and made plans to meet for coffee.

At a lunch sponsored by my investment advisor I sat next to a woman I knew thirty years ago and haven't seen to talk to for twenty years; we exchanged email addresses.

I met with a friend I last saw in November and hope to travel north to see her again in two weeks.

This week I had dinner with my new yoga class and got to better know five women who live in surrounding communities.

Today a neighbor from my old house called to say hello. This evening a friend from many years ago asked to friend me on FaceBook.

All of this in addition to lunch and a movie with my teacher friend and visits with my elderly friend in town.

I'm on a roll.

I have a list of people I haven't seen since last summer, or before, that I have wanted to invite for dinner. I think it's time to start making plans.