The Perfect Medicine!

The timing couldn't of been better! Dinner at Disney's Yachtsman Steakhouse with wonderful friends from Connecticut.  Yesterday, we received a phone call, the Hill family was at Disney!  Great, we hadn't seen the kids and Dad since we'd left Connecticut, Mom, Lynne had visited twice.  No longer "kids" Josh and Jamie are now young adults, he as handsome and she as beautiful as ever.  Josh, now taller than his Dad and Mr. Bill, still very much the outgoing young man.  Josh, always a "foodie" admits, whatever career path he chooses, it better pay well to support his eating habits!  Love that young man!  Jamie,  a high school freshman, has become an elegant and beautiful young lady with the same wonderful smile as her Mom.  She still retains that sense of shyness and charm of her adolescent years, a trait that I am sure many will find quite alluring as she matures into her adult years.  Basketball is Jamie's game, where shyness and quiet charm are out!  As I reached to hug them all, I realized, everyone has to look down to talk to me...OMG I am short!

As we spoke, laughed and totally enjoyed our dinner, I realized this was the perfect "medicine" for Mr. Bill.  Talking about Fred's News, local Connecticut news, the kids, their plans and basically catching up on the evening, the hours passed quickly.  Laughter is the best medicine.  Soon we all headed outside, shocked at the temperature drop.  Here in Florida, as the sun dips below the horizon, the late Fall chill sets in.  Although it was still fifty five degrees, even the hearty Connecticut people started to shiver.  As we walked rapidly around the resort, the Hill family heading to the Swan resort, Mr. Bill and I heading back to the parking area of the Boardwalk, we then realized how quickly time had passed. Not only had our brief encounter with friends passed swiftly, but the past three years since we'd had seen them all had done the same. 

So much has changed, Fred's News a fantastic memory lives on in the hearts and minds of so many.  The friends we have made are for a lifetime, that will never change.  We will continue to add to the memories with these brief encounters, always reminiscing about the past while, at the same time, anticipating the future.  Lynne and I enjoyed watching the kids walk ahead of us with Mr.Bill, totally absorbed in the moment.  Although everyone now lives at a distance, it makes these moments even more special.  The timing of this visit....perfect!