On the first day of college orientation, the president told all of us wide-eyed freshman to look to our left, then look to our right. One third of us would not be there four years from then. Here I am, just over 15 years later, and I feel as if I have just heard those words again. Three years ago, I met five women who have become an incredible system of friends and family and support. our children have grown up together, our lives completely intertwined. And yet over the last year, I have somehow looked left, then right, and am now gearing up to say good-bye to the second of our group to be moving away. Proving that one third of us will not be here in four years time.
I realize that living in a transitional city lends to this probability, but it never makes it easier to say farewell. I wish you, M, the best of luck in your new endeavors. You will be missed.
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