Friends

I was thinking about some of the friends I've had that have meant something to me at different times of my life...
I am talking about non blood related friendships.
As a teen, my best friend was Isabel (yes, Lizzie was named after her). We went to school together, we double dated, we talked on the phone for hours. We both liked "foreigners" more than Spaniards for dating, especially we liked American, and coincidentally, we both married guys from Oklahoma. We kept in touch while we both lived in the US, and we both had 2 children (2 boys in her case).
Unfortunately our friendship came to a close for unknown reasons.
Another long lasting friendship of sorts, is Lolin. We have known each other for over 50 years. It's more of one sided friendship, her life is fraught with drama, her family is very dysfunctional, but I seem to be a calming influence on her, so it endures.
Once I got married, my best friend was Sue. She was a friend when I first came to the States and we had fun together, she was married to one of Marvin's best friends Larry. In Idaho, my best friends friends were Araceli (a Spaniard-Argentinian), Myrta and Rosa, we all went to Idaho State together to become teachers. We had many fun times, especially when we spent a crazy Summer in Pocatello!
In California, my best friend in school is Jennifer. In spite of our age difference, we enjoy each other a lot .
But my all time best friend is Norbert. We met at Idaho State University 28 years ago today. We have been best friends ever since. He moved to California from Idaho, and some years late so did I. Through the years we have helped each other in many different ways, we can depend on each other. We enjoy each other's company. I know we'll always be friends :)