Friends

Last weekend I had a very “small” gathering at my house in Brooklyn.  Friends from high school and college, new and old joined me for a dinner (read: feast) while we drank and mingled.  It’s good to see that I have built a very strong network of friends around me.  I am also glad that I have maintained these relationships over the years and look forward to continuing them in the future.  Grandma cooked the favorites and I think I’m close to convincing her into putting her fried cornbread into production.  You don’t know how amazing tastes until you’ve had these little golden nuggets.  Sorry, back to the friends.  It’s amazing that once people reach a certain age they start wondering about the lives they touched and how they have affected each one.  I always put it into the perspective of if I were to be gone tomorrow, would my friends still continue to be friends without my presence.  I’m not trying to say I’m cocky and I’m the missing link but I want to believe that I have forged more friendships through my association.  I would be satisfied with achieving that goal in my life.