Recently, I was blessed by a friend, in a way that benefited me and I wanted to acknowledge.
Kevin and I got to know each other through our wives, then girlfriends. I knew back then that Kevin was an A-1 guy. We just connected. He's very laid back, a whole lot of fun and just all around easy going.
Over the last eight, or so, years, we haven't really connected much, except on occasion. But when we do touch base it's like no time has passed. With the exception that now we both have three children and him and Tracy have twins, the age of Senzenina. Wow, time does fly.
Anyway, recently Vania and I felt we were overdue for a visit, so we dropped by. Somewhere during our time together, he invited me up to his bedroom because he had a gift for me. I totally was not expecting this, but eh, I heard the word gift, so I followed. Just kidding. As we got to his bedroom he pulled out, hold your breath if you like guitars, if you don't care, on to the next post. He pulled out a '78 (I think) Gibson Les Paul series electric guitar. And he handed it to me and said, it's yours. It came with one catch, if one of his boys ever got serious abou the guitar, I'd have to give it back, that's only fair, but I figure I've got some time before that happens.
Well, needless to say, I was floored. Somewhere along the day he also showed me his new digital camera (really, really nice) - but somehow that lead to us walking out with their old digital camera. On a temporary (indeterminate amount) basis.
We just went out to see some friends we hadn't seen in a while. And whom we care lots about, and walked away, blessed by our time together, but having received from them in ways we didn't expect and couldn't have guessed.
Thanks guys, you really are the best!
I still haven't sat down for a real amount of time to really enjoy the guitar, but I look forward to do it, for now, it sits against my desk, visible to me, and causing me to gently stroke it as I pass by and say "WOW"!
Again, for those of you who just don't relate, that's ok, this is not so much about the guitar as it is about the kind of couple, the kind of friends Kevin and Tracy are.
Posted by ed