Initially homeschool co-op buddies, Katie and Julieanne's friendship goes back to third grade. The girls hit it off immediately
when they were little seeing each other at church and co-op but then as life would have it, paths diverged and Katie's family went to a different co-op. About that time, our pending move to England was looming. We then left Augusta in 6th grade for the green hills of the Lake District promising to stay in touch. The girls kept up with each other and enjoyed reconnecting when we went home the next summer but then a job change took Katie's family to Connecticut. Julieanne was able to visit Katie last spring - even
got to go to school and NYC together.Katie's family has moved to
Frankfurt making visits more of a possibility. In November, we had the chance to have Katie with us, even managing a day at St. Bees School complete
with school uniform.
It was great fun to watch the girls enjoy being together again with no problem keeping the conversation flowing. Only problem was that it was too short. Julieanne said she felt like she only had time to catch up but not go deeper. We are planning to take the Chapman family up on their offer to have us over to Germany. Maybe the girls will get the chance to do more than catch up. Seeing old friends is nourishing to the soul.
