Practice (Five Minute Friday)

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Hello friends. Dusting off the keys after (gasp) a few YEARS and trying to get back at it. Seems fitting the first time I make time to write, the prompt is practice. Lord knows I am out of practice with writing. And also out of practice with keeping up with this community.

Seems high time I jump back in. I've been feeling the needling to write, and have been pushing it down. Not really sure why. But then it seems I needed more than just a nudge. And I love how that was provided in the form of a Five Minute Friday in real life encounter.  (On a Tuesday - which also seems fitting - since I seldom wrote on Friday, why would we meet on a Friday??)

About 2 weeks ago I traveled from the DC area to Phoenix for a friend's wedding. Any my guy and I decided to take advantage of our time out west and add some vacation exploration onto the trip. So we started in Flagstaff. Which as it turns out is less than 2 hours from where dear FMF friend Anita lives. She decided that if I could traverse the country, she would bridge the final few miles.

So that is how these two internet strangers came to spend a Tuesday afternoon laughing in a Starbucks along historic Route 66. Thanks, Anita, for coming to meet me. And for the wonderful conversation and afternoon of laughter. A little catching up, and a little getting to know you a little bit more. And a little nudge to dust off the keys.

Pleased to report that after that visit, and a terrific vacation with so many reminders of the wonder of friendship, I'm hopefully back at it here with a little more consistency.  So, some catching up to so (including the end of that 2-17 spring break trip - HA HA) and some other things to explore, and whatever else the prompts throw our way this year.

Stop.

Anita (L) and Jen (R)