Two months ago five of my former colleagues chose Tuesday, February 28th to connect at Cafe 22 and reminisce about our busy lives whether it’s school, family lifestyles or upcoming spring holidays.
Two days prior to our outing, the texting begun. One gal’s son’s hockey team made it to the finals and therefore arriving thirty minutes late was her plan. The timeframe was fine.
Tuesday arrived and the connecting of us five was looking up since we rescheduled once before. We are an energetic group and relish each other’s stories. I left school at 4:30pm. A thread of four text messages arrived one after the other stating, “my son got sick in the afternoon and I had to leave work to take him home…as a result, hubby at hockey game and no one to keep an eye on him.” Therefore, Brenda and I texted and suggested, “let’s dress warm, connect and walk in our neighbourhood.”
Brenda and I walked briskly for 45 minutes and shared a few intriguing stories about our lives and jobs. We turned the corner on Waterloo and Academy, Brenda bent down and pocketed a shiny $10.00 bill. Wow, we thought maybe there will be a few more loose bills sticking through the grimy snowbanks.
Even though life sometimes present us with the unknown, it is valuable to take time for people that matter.
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