I am sure that like Debby Gies, you have a friend who you have known for many years, and who you consider to be your best friend. The one who you shared confidences with, challenges and the ups and downs of life.
Perhaps you would like to mention your best friend in the comments and a little bit about them.
Debby celebrates her friendship with some poetry……
The Years – Best Friends by D.G. Kaye
Where did twenty-five go? We’d ask one another as we reminisced about our younger selves.
Me and Zan aged 21
Good times, fearless and carefree,
When every day was filled with a new possibility.
(Me and Bri in our mid 20s)
Where should we go tonight? Who might we meet?
The days of blue eyeshadow, midnight pool parties, and five inch heels on our feet.
Me and Bri at a work party
Vivid memories become slightly foggier.
Coffee houses harbored our secrets and wants,
A time to go dancing, frequenting our favorite haunts
Me and Zan getting our party on (yep, she went blonde as I was subtly on my way to red)
Nightclubs in dark smoke-filled rooms, our shadows glared on the dance floor from strobing lights,
Highlighting our wild passions as we danced through the night.
Music blaring, too loud to speak,
But kept our feet in perfect rhythm to the disco beat.
Crushes, excitement, and heartbreak were all part of the times,
The days I miss; end of an era, marking maturation of the minds.
Some thirty years later.
We carry those smiles deep in our hearts,
No distance or time can keep us apart.
©D.G. Kaye 2016.
Debby would love your feedback and also to find out about your best friend who you have kept in touch with for many years.
About D.G. Kaye
Debby Gies is a Canadian nonfiction/memoir author who writes under the pen name of D.G. Kaye. She was born, raised, and resides in Toronto, Canada. Kaye writes about her life experiences, matters of the heart and women’s issues.
D.G. writes to inspire others. Her writing encompasses stories taken from events she encountered in her own life, and she shares the lessons taken from them. Her sunny outlook on life developed from learning to overcome challenges in her life, and finding the upside from those situations, while practicing gratitude for all the positives.
When Kaye isn’t writing intimate memoirs, she brings her natural sense of humor into her other works. She loves to laugh and self- medicate with a daily dose of humor.
I love to tell stories that have lessons in them, and hope to empower others by sharing my own experiences. I write raw and honest about my own experiences, hoping through my writing, that others can relate and find that there is always a choice to move from a negative space, and look for the positive.
Quotes:
“Live Laugh Love . . . And Don’t Forget to Breathe!”
“For every kindness, there should be kindness in return. Wouldn’t that just make the world right?”
When I’m not writing, I’m reading or quite possibly looking after some mundane thing in life. It’s also possible I may be on a secret getaway trip, as that is my passion—traveling.
This is D.G. Kaye’s latest release in December 2017.
About Twenty Years: After “I Do”.
May/December memoirs.
In this personal accounting, D.G. Kaye shares the insights and wisdom she has accrued through twenty years of keeping her marriage strong and thriving despite the everyday changes and challenges of aging. Kaye reveals how a little creative planning, acceptance, and unconditional love can create a bond no obstacle will break. Kaye’s stories are informative, inspiring, and a testament to love eclipsing all when two people understand, respect, and honor their vows. She adds that a daily sprinkling of laughter is a staple in nourishing a healthy marriage.
Twenty years began with a promise. As Kaye recounts what transpired within that time, she shows that true love has no limits, even when one spouse ages ahead of the other.
Here is one of the recent reviews for the book
“Twenty Years After I Do” is a love story, all the more compelling because it is true. Kaye shines a light under the table, exposing those things many of us prefer to keep out of sight. For all of the unpleasant topics in the book, this is not a depressing journey. She doesn’t say that love concours all, but she shows us, through her own life, that it so often does. More accurately, she explains that love will help us face whatever outcome life gives us.
The author is one of the decreasing number of people who understand that marriage is “ti deathl do us part.” Staying together is not optional, it’s not a choice to be made. That choice was made with the speaking of the words, “I Do.” She shows us that love and humor are tools we can use to overcome obstacles we would have thought unsurmountable.
This is a good read. Reading it has made me feel like I’ve made a friend.
Read the reviews and buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077V386TL
and Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B077V386TL
Other books by D.G. Kaye
Read all the reviews and buy the books: http://www.amazon.com/author/dgkaye7
and Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/D.G.-Kaye/e/B00HE028FO
More reviews and follow Debby on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/dgkaye
Connect to Debby Gies
Blog: http://www.dgkayewriter.com
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Thanks again to Debby for sharing this heartwarming post from her archives. If you would like to share posts from your archives that are over 12 months old then please check this post to find out how: https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2018/02/09/happy-new-year-and-the-start-of-the-2018-series-of-smorgasbord-posts-from-your-archives/
Oh Sal, thanks so much for sharing this from my archives. It was a treat again to look at all those pictures and flashes of memories. ❤ xxx
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Don’t want to go into lengthy stories about my best friend, but I so identified with this post. Confidences, experiences, sorrows and joys shared make the bond between us so special as the decades roll by. Thanks for that reminder Debby and for posting it Sally. 😉
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Thank you Lynn and it does become such a special bond.. hugs x
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Thanks Lynn. Happy to bring back some good memories for you. 🙂
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Lovely to see you than and now Debby and your lovely friends.. it will strike a chord with many ♥♥
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Thanks for allowing me to share the memories Sal ❤
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They are great Debby and we will create more with old and new friends one day.. ♥
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Fabulous post, Debby. I have a few friends I’ve kept in touch with over the years, but with my move to the UK and one of my friends’ move to France, we haven’t seen as much of each other as we would have liked. I hope to catch up when I’m back in Barcelona with a few of my friends. 🙂
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I hear you Olga. My bestie Zan lives in the UK. We use the Whatsapp to video chat like we’re right there with one another ❤
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I love this post and you look fabulous in all the pictures. My BFF is my aunt who is 2 months older than me. We have known each other all our lives, have had many adventures together and have been through so much. We may have our differences but we always stick together.
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That’s what friends are for Darlene. Thanks for sharing ❤
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Love the pictures, Deb. I can definitely see your energy, enthusiasm, and passion in all of them. You’d be fun to hang out with.
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I agree Jacqui and hoping to do that at some point. Hopefully next year..x
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You bet Sal!!!!!!!!!! 🙂 xxxxx
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Lol thanks for that Jacqui. You reminded me about a story once when I was younger. I got a phone call from someone I didn’t know, inviting me to a party. After I asked how they got my number, I asked why I was being invited to someone’s party I didn’t know. Their reply was because they heard I was the life of the party LOLLLLLLLLLLL 🙂
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Sigh! I love this, Debby. Nothing better than BFF’s. Mine are a group, seven of us. We even have a name. It’s been over 25 years, and we’re still going strong. Terrific photos!
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Thanks Jennie. And I remember that post of your band of women! ❤
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Yes! Aren’t we the lucky ones? 🙂
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We love you and your fellow wedding dancers Jennie.. very special friendship… xx
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Thank you, Sally! 😀
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What an awesome best friend. I have a friend like that whom I’ve known for almost forty years. We are still the best of the best friends. My Zan is named Kay. 🙂
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Thanks Jan and say hi to Kay for us.. xx
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Glad to hear you are blessed too Jan. 🙂 xx
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Lovely post Debby. Friendships are so precious
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Just like family Paul. 🙂 xx
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Great post! Appears some good times were had back in the day! Happy for you and yours! ♥
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Thanks Billy Ray.. ♥
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Thanks Billy Ray – seems we both love the nostalgia. 🙂 ❤
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What fun to see Debby’s pictures from her twenties, Sally.
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I agree Robbie and she has not changed a bit.. except for blonde to red… xxx
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Lol Sal you’re hilarious!!! ❤ xx
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You know me Debby only tell the truth. ♥
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I also thought that when I looked at the pictures.
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Thanks Robbie. All my secrets are out LOL. 🙂 xx
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Such a beautiful poem, Debby and I love the photos too. What a glamorous bunch of women you were and still are! 🙂
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Thanks Judy… they were and are…xx
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Aw,, thanks bunches Judy. ❤
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I loved taking this trip down memory lane with you, Deb. I’ve no doubt you still are the life of the party! 🙂 ❤
Thank you for sharing, Sally ❤
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Thanks Tina.. ♥♥
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Lol T, just let me loose and who knows! 🙂 ❤ ❤
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I’m right behind you! 🙂 ❤
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Heartwarming post, Debby and friendships like this are beyond precious! Lovely to see photos of you both!
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Thanks Annika..hugs xx
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Thanks Annika. Memories go a long way. ❤
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A lovely post and it’s great seeing the photos through the years. I remember Zan from one of Debby’s books (Have Bags will Travel?). I have a friendship that goes back 50 years now (yikes). I need to give her a call. Thanks Sally and Debby. ❤
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I am sure that she will love hearing from you.. ♥
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Lovely poem and photos of beautiful women! Thanks for sharing these precious memories! Hugs xx
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They are Janice… xxx
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