
Ten Years! Who knows where we'll be? I sat in the car looking at the envelope trying to imagine whose address I should put on the envelope. I can say with pretty near certainty that we will not be living in the same location. We're currently getting our house ready to sell so putting our current address on the envelope will be useless.
So I started thinking about who's important in our lives and where these people will be in 10 years. I sat in my car reading this benign letter from my daughter's teacher and burst into tears. The most logical people would be my daughter's grandparents. But in ten years will they still be able to live independently in their current homes? I couldn't allow my mind to take their future health considerations to the next unthinkable step.
I think I have identified the addresses I'll include. One makes me smile. I have a friend I met when I was 8, on the first day of school in 3rd grade. This fall marks our 30-year anniversary. He lives about 2 miles from us and his wife is my dearest friend. She was with me at the birth of my daughter. I was with her when her son was born. I smile when I think of them and us 10 years from now with no concerns about whether or not we will still be friends.