The friend I was going to visit in Ohio, I met when I was twenty-one (1986) on a Caribbean cruise, my first adventure on a ship on the ocean. She was in the Army and on her honeymoon and I spent some time on the cruise with them. Her and I wrote letters for years and were always in touch. We have exchanged visits a few times as well. We have remained good friends all this time, now twenty-seven years later. When we talk or see each other, time stands still and we're as close as we've always been. I consider her a true friend and am happy she is a part of my life.
