Friday night was pretty emotional as we said goodbye to Annie, who has moved to LA for school. Perhaps bittersweet is the best word to describe it. On the one hand there are the tears and sadness that go with saying good-bye to someone you care about and the fears that the physical distance will lead to emotional distance. On the other hand there are the laughter and smiles which emerge from recalled memories. And as you suddenly realize your time together is almost at an end, the warmth and affection just spill out in a pathetic attempt to make up for lost time. It’s ‘last call’ and you’ve just arrived.
The way to love anything is to realize it might be lost.
-G.K. Chesterton
If only we could love with that sort of intensity all the time. Some people don’t like to make a big deal out of good-byes and would much prefer to steal away quickly and unnoticed. Fuck that. After the piano bar closed down, Amanda, John, Natalie, Alyse, Annie, and I went back to the hotel room they had booked and prolonged the night until we couldn’t stay awake any longer.
If you’re reading this, Annie, thank you for the honour of your affections, encouragement, and friendship, particularly the past couple months. I’ll come visit sometime. I promise.
Tags: Personal
March 7th, 2005 at 11:17 am
Bravo, bravisimo
March 7th, 2005 at 4:18 pm
It ’s definately rough when someone close moves away. I consider myselfa professional in this area.
Luckily for me and most the people I know that live far away, we’ve been consistent in staying in touch. The plus side is if they move somewhere cool ie.) Chicago, Austin, Spain, etc. you know you’ll have a great place to visit as well.
March 7th, 2005 at 5:03 pm
Laura: oh come on. G-Raps is the Bomb!
March 7th, 2005 at 5:28 pm
ooookay, you’re right. You can’t beat G-Raps.
March 7th, 2005 at 6:28 pm
It’s really hard when people close to you move far away. I’m just really lucky that most of friends returned to St. Louis after college. Hang in there!