Monday, December 29, 2008

Reconnecting


Reconnecting
Originally uploaded by carlamarieweir
One of the things I love about the holidays is seeing people you love, who live far away or you don't get to connect with often enough. Ricardo called the Baques when we were in Lafayette and we had a nice visit with them on Christmas day. It had been over 20 years since Ricardo saw them. He and his sister Lica were sort of adopted by them when they were in college. In fact, they were the ones that took Ricardo out for a celebratory meal after attending his college graduation. All those years past and when we went to visit it was as if it was only yesterday, that's when you know the friendship is genuine. I also got to visit with Renee and her family in Baton Rouge. I did have a regret though, our neighbor Judy LeJeune died after Thanksgiving. She was one of my "grownup friends" during high school, the kind you could talk to and know she would give good advice without judging. I hadn't see Judy in years. Over Thanksgiving I thought about her one day while walking the dog around the neighborhood, but we were only staying two days and I knew time would run out, so I thought "I'll visit with her over Christmas". When we were leaving the Baques and I heard Ricardo tell Don and Cookie, "Thank you for your friendship. It meant so much to me when I lived here." I thought of Judy and how I never made the time to tell her that.

3 comments:

Pablo said...

Hello. I am Pablo Baques, originally from Argentina but now living in Newport RI. I would like to know if it is possible to connect with the Baques you mention here. You can also find me under Pablo Baques in Facebook. Thanks!!!

Carla Denton said...

Hey Pablo, their name is Baque, not Baques, different name, sorry!

Pablo said...

No problem. Thanks Carla.