NU Con

Happy Labor Day! So sorry for those who had to work yesterday. =(

This weekend was full of gaming fun and frivolity as we celebrated NU Con 1.0 in Charlotte. 5 couples and their dependents together chatting, playing games and reminiscing about their days in Chicago.

More than once I heard "when did we all grow up?" in response to everyone's new homes, jobs, children, significant others and myriad of other random accomplishments and post-grad stories. (Mine adult contribution was curtins in the living room...oh and pending Baby Bryan!).

It is times like this that I am amazed at the dynamic of true friendships. Okay, maybe amazed is the wrong word, but definitely pleasantly in awe. I haven't seen some of these people since my own wedding 4 years ago, and it seems like the conversations just pick up where they left off the last time. Yes, there is the "what are you up to", "what's new", blah blah blah, but when its all said and done and, in this case, the Settlers of Catan come out, we are all warped back to the way we fondly remember trading sheep for ore.

True, I was only a transient member of this cohort. I appeared occasionally on the El and disappeared just as quickly, but have noticed it in all close knit groups. Here is my shout out to the TSD crowd! Get us on the dance floor to Kung Fu Fighting and you can just envision us exactly as we were before we were scattered across the country.

So I raise a glass of alcohol-free "beverage" to all those friends out there, near and far, that I miss dearly. And I hope that no matter where the wind takes us and how long until we meet again that we can always just pick up the conversation.

Cheers!
Jess