I stumbled upon a link on one of my former schoolmate's facebook page that I thought was pretty neat: http://wawa2010.blogspot.com/
If you don't know what Wawa is, it's a convenience store/gas station chain that is primarily located in the northeastern U.S. I lived with Wawa my whole life and I often find it difficult to now live without it. The first thing I want to do when I go home is hit up Wawa. Philly pretzels and veggie hoagie, mmm!!!! What's so great about it you ask? Well I don't know if I could explain it, you'd just have to experience it! So these former classmates of mine are trying to visit every Wawa in existance while raising awareness about skin cancer and are apparently making the news in their quest. I think that is pretty random and fun.
Gottahava Wawa!!
In sadder news, I learned that two other former classmates of mine have recently passed, both deaths were the result of suicide. I was shocked to hear that these gorgeous, smart, talented, bubbley women who were so full of life could have found themselves in situations of such despair. It reminds me just how very important it is to be kind to people. You never know what someone may be dealing with and how you treat them can make a world of difference.
"I may be going broke, but I'm never broken down" - Less Than Jake
I've been reflecting and thinking how lucky I am to have the great network of friends I have. I have been fortunate enough to maintain close friendships with a handful of people from my childhood and now I have a new close-knit group of friends in Florida. In talking for over an hour on the phone tonight with my girlfriend Jen as we often did when we were kids, not having anything in particular to say but candidly joking, reminessing and sharing our thoughts, I realized how little things have changed despite our different paths in life.
"The road is never long to the house of a friend"
