Dinner with new friends

I got a call the other day from my friend Chris, who lives in Boston. He asked if I wanted to have coffee this week, which of course surprised me. You can imagine the shock when he mentioned he just got in the car last week and drove to California. He's never been here before, and seemed happy to have arrived. I've known Chris since I was 13 years old. He dated a friend of mine from high school, and when I left for college we lost touch. Over the years I have always wondered what became of him, and then last summer he emailed me, having found me online. I suppose if the website is good for nothing else, at least there's that.

He is staying with friends - Pam and Tom. Last night we met all three of them for dinner. I actually remember Pam from high school, when Chris first met her. When we were younger he was fast paced, energetic, intense and unafraid to show him emotions and cry. This was something I loved about him. He knew me through my two most serious boyfriends in high school, and even though he went to college to study art - we never talked about art-making. Now he is a calm, centered, quiet man. Still very sensitive, but much more in tune with his emotions. It amazed me that more than a decade has passed between us, and yet when I am in his company now - I feel that same warmth I did when I was 13.

After dinner I took these photos of them. We've decided that should they ever form a rock band, this would be their album cover.

Chris, Pam, Tom