Forever Friends

When I was a little girl, my two best friends and I used to tell everyone we were sisters every opportunity we got, then under our breath we would add, "In God's way," so technically we weren't lying.  To us, we were sisters, even better than biological sisters. 

We were lucky enough to have two very special visitors this week - Marc and Angela Lantz.  Marc is Kory's best friend from PA and Angela is his amazing wife that he met while doing an internship in Denver.  I can say, without a doubt, that Marc and Angela are two of our very closest and dearest friends and will remain so forever.  We had the most wonderful time together.  I've never felt more like family with people who are not at all related to me.  It was a comfortable and inspiring atmosphere. 

 I was reminded constantly of the incredibly close friendship I shared with my childhood friends by Kory and his best friend.  Their love and respect for one another was undeniable.  I've never seen two grown men show their appreciation for one another like Marc and Kory.  These two guys almost brought me to tears so many times.  Angela and I agreed that we'd never seen our men so candid and comfortable with anyone else.  This was a constant top of conversation.  We were both so moved by comments like, "You will never be replaced," and "No one will ever compare to Kory/Marc." 

While Kory is a lucky man to have three older sisters, I have to say, Marc is as closed to a brother to him as anyone will ever be and I am so thankful for their friendship.  Time and time again, I am reminded of how lucky I am to have Kory in my life and now that I am getting to know his long time friends and their gals on a whole new level, I feel even more overwhelmingly blessed to get to be a part of his life. 

Angela and I completely hit it off.   It was like we had been friends forever!  In the week they visited, I bet we talked for over 10 hours a day.  We reminisced with the boys when they were around and had "girl-talk" without them.  We dreamed about the vacations we would take together with our husbands and future kids and our promise to keep in touch forever.  I suppose you could say we are "instant great friends." 

On the way to the airport, I was reminded that we may not get to see Marc and Angela again until our wedding in November.  On one hand I was so sad to think that we may not get to connect again for 9 months, but on the other hand, I couldn't help but feel so at excited, yet at ease about our next meeting!  Marc will be performing our marriage which is going to add a dimension of meaning to the day that I would never have imagined a week ago.