The other week, H and I hosted friends At our home for several days, followed by nearly a week with them at Kona air bnb. I’ve known the woman since we were in 8th & 9th grades together. She was an army kid and moved a lot, including to LA after 9th grade. Her dad retired there and she lived there since.
We’ve remained close friends, visiting one another and participating in milestones together and traveling on family trips together Yellowstone, DC, Alaska, Japan). Our kids even listed her as the emergency contact when they attended college in LA, reasoning she could get to them a lot sooner than we could.
It’s been a wonderful friendship!
I have another friend also from that time period that I’m in close touch with and am even close to get extended family.
One of my other friends I’ve known since shortly after HS and includes a friend group that has mostly known one another and been friends since kindergarten!
H has a friend he’s known and been buddies with for over 75 years—they met in kindergarten!