Making new memories

I went to dinner tonight with a friend from college named Avonel. She is precious and we haven't hung out in close to 5 years!! I know I'm a terrible friend. Life got in the way for both of us, but we are trying to reconnect and make up for those lost years. We went to one of my favorite sushi restaurants downtown Nashville called Ichiban. The sushi is great, but I think its the memories that make that place so special for me. I know what you are thinking...D took me here on our first date...that's why I love it. Well that's only one of the reasons why I love it. It was my favorite before the first date. It was the first place I ate sushi in Nashville. I used to go there with my college boyfriend "L" all the time and many other friends in college. I think it represents my "growing up" in the city and trying new things...stepping out on my own in a sense. Tonight was just the start of a another new stepping out on my own experience. Coming back to that place with a friend from college, immediately took me back to five years ago. It was about this time of year in 2007 that I was asking God what was next in my life. Little did I know what 2008 was going to bring. 2007 was the hardest year of my life. I broke up with "L", "L's" mother passed away from cancer, and I was forced to start finding myself again...that part is all too familiar to me.

2007 also brought some amazing blessings though, and many of those blessing came in the form of friends. That was the year that I met Jeremy, Neal and Thomas...three guys that God dumped in my life at the perfect time. Man I miss those guys. He also blessed me with so many renewed relationships with my girlfriends. I think dinner tonight reminded me that I am almost back to that same kind of time in my life all over again...Learning who I am, relying on friends, making new friends and trusting God to lead me to the next step in my life. If the beginning of 2013 is anything like the beginning of 2008 (when D and I met) then it is sure to be a whirlwind. Its amazing how much changes in 5 years time. I look forward to the journey...even though I know there are going to be boulders along the path in the next few months.