When we first moved to this country, to this neighborhood, the complex we are living in was barely ready. The swimming pool, was there but has not got approval from the government to be used yet. Nobody else lived here, but us! Then came along a family with two children, only later we found out that they have another daughter who was already 18 years old at that time. Their youngest daughter was the same age as my No. 1. Their second child, was about 10 years old, a very nice and polite boy.
We used to see each other in the swimming pool most of the time. That was when the children were rather young and enjoyed the pool quite a bit. That was when school was relatively less demanding. Those were the days....... We used to live in the same block and bumped into each other in the lift, in the hallway and in the common areas. Then we moved to different blocks, the kids became less interested in playing in the pool, their children moved back to Canada and we just hardly see each other. We, however, are still friendly with each other, we still have so much to talk about every time we see each other, which is not often enough.
Now, ten years later, we still live in the same neighborhood. Occasionally, DH and I got a glimpse of Daniel, but Suzanne was rather hard to be seen around. The nature of the job takes DH and Daniel out of the country often. I suppose they hardly see us as well.
Then came last Friday when unexpectedly I ran into Suzanne after not seeing her for probably some two years. Yes, it has been that long! I was totally thrilled. As usual, we exchanged notes on the children, our husbands, our homes and our summer plans. We caught up on lots of things, exchanged email addresses and promised to keep in touch. She will go back for a while to see her children in two weeks, so is her husband in a couple of weeks or so, but I hope with the wonders of internet, we will still be able to stay connected.
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