Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed. ~Irene Peter
Phew.. wedding season is over for 2010. Two weddings, two weekends, back to back. Weddings are great occasions to meet new people but more importantly, catch up with people that we haven't seen in years, even decades. My cousin's wedding is a great example: it's the first time in almost a decade that the cousins have been in the same house. We all grew up and changed: one became (is going to be) a doctor, another one is in the air force. We are older but yet the complicity is the same, we still had fun reminiscing about the past (while having a few/lots of drinks).
Last weekend was one of my childhood's friend's wedding. I've known her for well over a decade. I also caught up with one of her cousins who spent every summer of his pre-teen life in Montreal (he was from Dallas). The minute we said hi, it felt like time has never stopped and we picked up where we left of, 15 years ago. There was no awkwardness nor weird silence. Just laughter and old stories.
We might all grow up and change physically and mentally, however, there is always that one element that defined us as a kid that will never change. No matter what we experience in life, a person will never change.
