Therapy

A few days ago I got an e-mail from Ramona, a co-worker of mine from Phoenix.  She said she along with Dee and Maria were coming to DC to attend a service awards ceremony.  She asked me as well as other PX alumni if we wanted to attend.  I of course hardly ever say no to my Phoenix friends.  So I made my way up to DC and boy, what a to-do.  My friend, Dee was celebrating her 40th anniversary with our company.  I met Dee back in 1995 and I never realized at the time that she already had 23 years in ant there's no way at that time in my life did I ever think in a million years that I would attend her 40th anniversary in DC.  Funny how things turn out but I really enjoyed seeing her, Maria and Ramona.  I also enjoyed being a part of the ceremony and seeing all the people that celebrated 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service.  In fact, I actually worked with 2 other people that I didn't even know were going to be there.  Porter from 1990 - 1992 and again in 1997 and D'Andre from 1992-1995.  I wanted to say hi to them but I lost them at the reception.  I'm a little bummed but my focus was my Phoenix friends.  Other PX alumni that came were Kevin, Rich, Darren, and Julie.  I really enjoyed talking with Julie.  She has a little boy 1 year older than Cody and I'm hoping that we'll have a get together in the near future. 

The events went by quickly and I said goodbye to my friends.  I didn't wait long for my bus and as we got on the parkway, I noticed the bright blue sky.   For once, it was a bright blue sunny sky and I thought what an inspiring and therapeutic day today was.  I needed to see people from my past.  It's been a long time since I've visited AZ and seeing my old co-workers made me feel like I walked back in time and it made me realize where I was a year ago and where I am today.  I'm one lucky girl.
And seeing old friends was just the therapy I needed.