A College Memory

I have searched for hours. I suddenly had the urge that I needed to find her. She was a college friend that I became close to. We did a lot of crazy things together while at Southern College. I knew she had lived in the Cayman Islands, but there were no guarantees that she was still there- after all it had been since 1984 since I saw her last.

I was going crazy not being able to find that address book that had her last address and phone number. Ten years ago I tried to come in touch with her and it was briefly. But then we lost touch again. Probably my fault. But lately, I had been thinking of her alot...maybe because whenever I hear something about the Caymen Islands I automatically think of her. I've always wanted to go down there, mostly to see her not just visit the Carribbean island but to visit with her. I knew once we sat down that all those memories will flash up and we would remember all the stupid but yet fun things we did in college.

We had attended a private SDA college in Tennessee. It has it ups and downs...its advantages and disadvantages, ya know? So due to that we learned to be creative with our journey in college. Like the big bulky car she bought and lugged around town. Or the apartment she rented for the "insane" boyfirend she had (but he was so cute and so nice!!) or when she tried to set me up with her brother as a "nanny" for his kids. Or how would sneak in Lin into her dorm room and hide him in her closet. LOL yes! we learned to have fun and tried to be as adventous as we can without being caught.

But now I needed to find her. I don't really know why. I just wanted to talk with her again and laugh with her again. I searched the internet. I searched and searched for hours. If I could just remember her mom's address (I remembered part of it) or her brothers name. I tried searching her by her maiden name-there were like hundreds of them. I laughed and wondered if they were all related. I went into different websites trying to find anything that may link me to her...somehow.

Then I found her in one site and from there, I found her at another website. I think I had found her. It was not 100% guranteed, but I believed I had found her. So I sat there and emailed her...hoping this was still her email. But I took the chance and emailed her.

Then this morning, I opened my email and there she was. She had replied to me and it was her! It was her!! I was so excited! I couldn't beleive it, I had found her! Cherry Delight was a name I would never forget. Not just her name, but who she is. I was thankful that she was still alive and well (hey they did have alot of hurricanes down there where many parished). We emailed each other for a few hours.

Then...tonight we talked on the phone. We talked for at least 30 minutes (hey international fares are not cheap!). I was excited that we had finally reconnected. IT was a good feeling to not only reconect with her but to know that she was doing good, she is happy and enjoying life even if she is NOT doing what she graduated with-a biologist. But hey, she is happy with her life, whose complaining!.

thank god for the new technology...without the internet, I might have never found her. and without the internet, she may have not been able to call me (she used through the internet).
I can't wait till the day when I can finally see her again.

It will be a joy...it is going to be fun...it is going to be Awesome!

Thank you Lord for the gift of friends!