Tonight we were all invited to have dinner at Chris and Joel's house in Pittsfield.
Chris moved to Springfield in the summer of 1970. She came to help out in the Music Department of Bethany. She knew Pastor Berkey from Pennsylvania; she was from Coraopolis, and he was from Johnston. We became close friends during the late '80’s when Kristen and Mark were teenagers. Her house was always open to the kids from our youth group, and she and I spent many hours around her kitchen table.
Chris has since remarried and moved to Pittsfield. Kristen e-mailed her to get her address so she could send her a Christmas card, and Chris said she would only give it to her if we would all promise to come to her house for dinner.
So tonight Paul, me, Kris, Toby, Marley, Mark and Mason (Janelle had to work) went to her house and we met Joel for the first time. They have been married for five years. I have seen Chris a few times when she has come down to Bethany for one reason or another, but it has been a long time since we have all gotten together.
We had a great time. Chris is a wonderful Italian cook and she made manicotti with meatballs and sausage which was delicious. We all really liked Joel; they are just perfect for each other. It was nice to sit around her table and talk like old times.
Look at these cookies she made over the holidays!
One of my New Year's resolutions is to not let so much time go by again. Life gets so busy, but I want to try to remember that friends are important and we have no guarantees that they will always be around.
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