My best friend’s back am I gonna be in trouble?

Friends come in and out of our lives a lot during adulthood.  Due to the social media phenomenon, it is now easy as pie to locate an old bff, call an old bff, bbm an old bff, text an old bff, and ultimately hang out with an old bff and rekindle any bffness that may be left.

I met Nicole in 6th grade when I was forced to transfer elementary schools.  I was torn from all of my elementary school friends and thrown into a scary new place where no one knew me and no one care to know me.  Nicole seemed to appear instantly.  She befriended me, introduced me to people, and in turn school became less excruciating every day.

Nicole and I did everything together up until our Junior year in high school.  To make a long story short and to be incredibly blunt;  I screwed her over in a major way and she punched me in the face for it.  Literally.

We then took a sabbatical until we found each other’s email address through a mutual friend and realized that even though we went through a lot of bad times together, there was an everlasting bond between us.  As though we were extended family and no matter what one of did, we would always love each other.

This brings me to today.  Every year Nicole and I have what we call “catch up sessions”.  We meet for dinner or drinks and fill each other in on everything that has happened since the last time we met.

We just had one of these “catch up sessions” last week and it was fantastic!  Every time we meet up it feels like no time has passed.  I also feel as though as we get older, our friendship makes more and more sense.

The best part about friendship and our “catch up session” this year was that a few days after dinner, she informed me that she had tickets to Usher and she wanted me to go!

So lets recap- Nicole and I met in 6th grade and we were inseparable until I screwed her over in junior year of high school.  After a much needed sabbatical, we continue to be friends as though nothing had changed and tomorrow night we are seeing one of my all time favorite performers.  What a whirlwind!