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I had a fab night out last night with two of my oldest friends.

Before I was born my mum and dad lived over the road from Anne and Brian and they were really good friends. They had a daughter - Lynn. Three years later along comes me, 3 months later they had Lusa and two years later my sister came along. We all holidayed together for years.

Lisa and I were best friends all through school. We drifted apart but kept in touch when I mved away but slotted back to best friend mode when I moved back. And have been for 25 years since. I see her at least once a week and speak/text every day. Lisa has 1 daughter aged 17 who S and L are really close to. Lynn has no children.

I didn't see much of Lynn but have got really friendly again in the last year, especially since I started running as she started at the same time. My text/speak to her at least once a week.

Last night was her 50th birthday meal. Her birthday was a couple of weeks ago but her and her hubby spent it in St Lucia. 18 of us went last night - including Lisa and her family, her parents and my mum as well as her friends. It was a fab night. Lynn paid for us all (completely unexpected) and the meal (at a steak house) was amazing.

We (me, Lisa, Lynn and her friend) are out for the day next Saturday. Off to Sheffiekd for lunch then on to see Full Monty (my birthday present from Lisa). We are hoping to be celebrating - lynn is currently Acting Dean of Education at Derby Uni and she has the interview for the actual job on Friday morning.

There's something really special about old friends isn't there!

Yes there is, it is the shared history xxx

That is lovely Debih
I don't have any I see much; partly due to going to a grammar school, everyone was far more spread out, plus moving away from my home town.

My oldest friend was best mate who died a couple of years ago, he was like the big brother I never had.
Other than that it's one of my cousins really, the one whose caravan we stayed in, we've always been quite close.
I'm in touch with plenty of other cousins but L and I are only 11 months apart and spent a lot of our childhood together.

Definitely - my school friends are still my best friends - they all live abroad, two in the US and one in New Zealand, but when we get together the years just melt away. I met Mr Osc when I was 18 and he is my best friend, so I have not made too many close friends since then.