Breakfast

     This past weekend I finally got to see an old friend visiting home from college! She's not actually old like 60 years old, but old as in I've known her for a while. -It was refreshing. When we saw each other she gave me a big old hug; the type that sorta catches you off guard but in a good way. She also welcomed me with a gift which I didn't expect at all. It was a nice plus not gonna lie.

     We sat down in a booth in the corner at this cool diner restaurant we've come to appreciate. It's comfy looking. The outdated furniture makes it seem like you're at your grandma's house, and the food tastes better than it costs. A nice waitress greeted us and we both got the usual water. No need to pay extra for diabetes right? Anyways, we got right to talking about how college life was treating us so far. 

     She talked about how she's diverted from some friends, but have made a great deal of new ones. Her roommate has seemed to be someone who resembles her unique personality. Someone also intricate...but in a different way. She's also a Christian too which is great. Then we got our cheap, delicious breakfast food and talked some more. We exchanged more college experiences, I caught her up on NOVA things, and we talked about how excited we were to do cheesy activities in the winter time with friends. But what I noticed throughout our conversation was that she's changed- 

     It's not in a bad way which you've probably been guessing, but a good kind of change. I could tell that she's genuinely happy. It's not that I didn't think she was before, that's not the point. It's that the way she presented herself and the way she talked was different. She laughed a lot more, and also the way she listened to me talking made me know that she actually cared. All I was really thinking the whole time was "wow, she's so happy and that's so cool!" I know it sounds too simple to the point that it's insignificant, but I just admired how refreshing the whole experience was. Also it's not that I even said anything that exciting or our topics were incredibly out of the ordinary, but she just found it all important enough to smile and nod about. But it wasn't the "I don't care alright" kind of way; it was the "I'm sincerely interested" type. That's something more people should do. At least I think so. 

     It doesn't make sense I know, but it was just a wonderful breakfast at this comfy diner with an old friend, and I wanted to talk about it.