One of the hardest things about being out on the West coast sometimes is being out of the loop with friends and family both literally and figuratively… so much can happen on a day to day basis and when you get that bi-weekly or monthly call some things just slip through the cracks - I hate that!

Also, sometimes not being right there back at home means that those close to you don’t always call when they need an ear or shoulder to lean on…I just want those of you out there to know that I’m right here…still a pretty sturdy shoulder even if it is more tanned than it used to be :)

It’s easy to get caught up in the day to day hustle and bustle, and before you know it a month, a year, five years has gone by.  I’ve recently gotten back in touch with a few friends from my childhood and suddenly I said HOLY SHIT - that was 25 years ago?!?!  I think that also, the age I’m at is another one of those transitions.  (The big 30 hits later this year and yes more than one gray hair has made a brielf appearance on my head before meeting a violent end!)  More of our friends are married than not these days and the baby parade has been going on for the last few years…we’ve had the first of some friends split which marks an era…I think back about my childhood and when my parents split and realized it was about the age I’m at now….it just puts some things in perspective.

Then I think about some of my relatives and think of them as eternally in their 40’s when really some of them are in there mid to late 60’s…oh time you tricky little minx…you sure do know how to pull a fast one.

The point of this ditty is just to remind people to do things sooner than later, because truly it’s too easy for things to just fall at the wayside.  Make that call, write that letter, bake those cookies, visit that relative/friend/long lost cousin, shoot out a quick email….before that email address is no longer valid and well… you lose touch…