52 straight years

gidgetgh · ‎03-09-2010

My best friend and I have done our Christmas gift exchange for over 50 years. We have never missed a year and today is the day! Today marks our 52nd straight year. We started in 1970 when I was 14.

She lives about 2 hours from here and should be here shortly. Lunch, shopping and she's spending the night so we will do our gift exchange when we are back at my house for the night.

Now, I may not be a fan of holidays anymore, but THIS tradition (and our friendship of course) fills my heart with joy.

Why is it, when I have a 50/50 guess at something, I'm always 100% wrong?

wagirl · ‎03-09-2010

That is a totally AWESOME tradition you 2 have!!! Am jealous!! Have a wonderful couple of days---- so amazing to have a friend that long!!!

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

Enjoy! That is what the holidays are all about. Celebrating traditions that mean something to us.

KailaS · ‎03-09-2010

I can relate. I met my best friend at the water fountain in our dorm freshman year. That was in 1965. She has moved around and neither one of us has married. When we were younger, we took vacations together and/or visited one another in the summers.. We still exchange gifts for holidays and birthdays ( I have a carton of gifts sitting here from her to open on Christmas day.) We email or text every day and FaceTime on important holidays and birthdays.

I hope you have the very best of times today.

twinsister · ‎03-12-2010

Enjoy the time with your friend! Lifelong friends are something to treasure.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@gidgetgh wrote:
My best friend and I have done our Christmas gift exchange for over 50 years. We have never missed a year and today is the day! Today marks our 52nd straight year. We started in 1970 when I was 14.

She lives about 2 hours from here and should be here shortly. Lunch, shopping and she's spending the night so we will do our gift exchange when we are back at my house for the night.

Now, I may not be a fan of holidays anymore, but THIS tradition (and our friendship of course) fills my heart with joy.

@gidgetgh You are so blessed to have this wonderful time with someone you've known a long time! I have one friend and my husband and that's it from those days. I hope you have a fabulous day together!

4kitties · ‎03-09-2010

@gidgetgh

How wonderful! I hope you two have a very blessed weekend!

I am blessed to still have two of my very closest friends nearby. We are working on our 50th Class Reunion to be held in 2023. And we too get together several times a year for lunch.

“I heard the sound I had to follow”
In Your Wildest Dreams by Justin Hayward

meallen616 · ‎01-10-2013

@gidgetgh,

Your friendship is rare! I hope you continue on and enjoy the tradition.

To both of you,

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JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

That's fantastic! I have a few 50+ yr. friendships that I treasure. Some of us get together for brunch every couple of months and we just pick up where we left off.