growing up is a funny thing. in 2000 our youth group did a time capsule thing that won't be opened until 20th March 2020. we put all kinds of crap in there. i put in a guess at who would be married to who. even just nine years down the track it's funny how things have turned out.
today tim and elise were married. next to him as he stood up on the stage awaiting his bride were luke and matt. also both married. in the crowd were myself and debbie. also both married. cathy wasn't there, because she got married last weekend. add to the mix tim dab and kirri who are married, to each other. and libby who is getting married next month. sam - what the hell are you doing? (just jokes).
but nine years ago we sure wouldn't have guessed who would be with who. not within the five years. not up to now. most of us decided, after dating one or two people from our group of friends, that it was a better idea to look outside the circle. except for tim and kirri. and luke only got as far as a sister of someone else inside the circle.
that circle doesn't actually exist anymore. there are arcs. and it's good to move on. but it's a bit sad too. we were all such good buddies and spent so much time together. but life moves on. relationships start. and end. and start again elsewhere.
ah... growing up.
Category: Reminiscencesgoing against the grain it seems.
Posted by: samuel at April 4, 2009 03:01 PMyeah I know what you mean jenny, funny thing is i've never got used to that idea and i have had a tad more time than you to take it on board. when you look at aboriginal people up here basically they are in for life. mind you they have a few issues and get a bit sick of each other too. i dont think i could do it like they do but the longevity is nice. but somehow i want you creative people to work out ways of keeping the connections happening but allowing life to keep moving. maybe you are doing it with blogs and facebook etc
Posted by: keith at April 4, 2009 03:55 PM