I met my bff in summer camp when I was 16 or 17 years old. We were both counselors in training and lived on other sides of the province. She was a city girl, I was a country girl. She came from a small family of two, I had four siblings. We hit it off immediately and when I got engaged three years later, she was the obvious choice as my maid of honour. I was in her wedding the next year.
Fast forward too many years. Keep me in the same place I was born and move my friend a four days drive further north from where she grew up. Every summer her and her family take the four day drive back to her childhood home to catch up with all the family. It has become tradition for her to stop by on her way back home at the end of her trip for a quick visit. We spend the majority of the first night catching up and it's like we have never been a part. She just texted me her anticipated date of arrival here and I'm already excited to sit down with her and find out what she's been up to. We may only talk once a year but we have a friendship that surpasses the need to spend lots of time together. I'm sure you'll hear about it once she's here :) I'm very thankful for a true friend. A.
