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I have many, many friends, a lot of them in the blog world, and the ease of maintaining these friendships has been enhanced by social media. That is my story.
And I have another story. The story of an accidental friendship. It starts with me being a little bored with my life, and deciding to do something about it. My partner and I had been bitten by the travel bug, and I fell in love with Italy, so I decided to take an Italian language class. Side note, getting a hobby outside of work and home, was one of the best decisions I have ever made.
During the first class we were asked to tell why we were there. I immediately took a dislike to one woman in the class based on her answer. And wouldn’t you know it, but I found out later she felt the same way about me. We were both annoyed in class number two when we were assigned to work together. Luckily my first impressions are wrong 99% of the time, and we became immediate friends.
I soon found out that we had a special bond. Marion lived in Queens, I lived in Manhattan, and we were both originally from the same neighborhood in the Bronx. In a way Marion continued the life I would have had, if we had not moved upstate, I would have been in the same High School as her!
I had several college degrees and many pre-conceived notions about people, and Marion proved me wrong on all accounts. She had no college experiences, and yet was the smartest, most worldly woman I had ever met. I was the small-town boy, and she opened up my world. We met her and her friends in several European countries and had local experiences that we otherwise would never have had. Marion taught me so many things, but mostly she taught me about friendship, and I will always be grateful for her. She broke down many of my walls and taught me how to go above and beyond for friends. Getting a hobby outside of work enhanced my day to day life, and making a special friend for life made me a better person.
Marion, another classmate, and I started to enjoy a different Italian restaurant after class each week, until one day she suggested we try a Greek restaurant in her Astoria, Queens neighborhood. Wow, I had never had authentic Greek food like this! Almost 20 years later we still go to the same restaurant, and even some of my coking became Greek inspired. I turned Marion onto Friendship Cottage Cheese with my Greek inspired cottage cheese dip, during one of our dinner at home evenings because I found out that Friendship cottage cheese is a great substitute for Greek yogurt in many recipes! I love this dip which calls for some of the things I have fallen in love with in Greek cooking: feta cheese, real Oregano, Greek olives and simple tomato and cucumber additions, all mixed in with Friendship cottage cheese! Don’t forget the pita bread for dipping!
Here’s to Friendship!
Friendships helps us get through life:
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Good friends are so important. I have a few ride or die friends and I would be totally lost without them.
I love this story. you just never know when you will meet a lifelong friend. Always thank my lucky stars you bothered me at the gym!!
Friendship is a powerful thing. I have so many good friends. I have to say that my best one is my friend Mark. He was my “Buttler of Honor” in my wedding.
Have close friends that you can spend time with and talk to is so important. I have a close group of friends that I travel and cruise with and we get together at least once a month to hang out. I don’t know what I would do without them.
Great post! Friendships – the good ones – can last a lifetime, but only if you give the person a chance. First impressions are rarely spot on unless it’s from some decent conversation and interaction.
I just love this! Accidental friendships are the best and can lead to being more like family than actual family.
What a powerful story to share. I just love reading other people’s stories about friendships and how they last through time. I enjoyed reading your friendship post today!
Good friends are so important for staying sane and happy. I love reading about great friendships.
I love the story friends are gold
I love stories about how people met and found friends in the best times! I love my friends and have a small group but I wouldn’t trade them!
It’s so nice to find a friend that you can relate to. The best friendships are always the unexpected ones after all! It has grown beautifully throughout the years!
I loved reading this! You are so easy to like and are so funny! I can picture that initial look you two must have had when you found out you had to work together!
I’m glad you guys became close, it’s really nice when you prove yourself wrong when it comes to a person you dislike and they end up becoming your friend. This sounds like a lovely brand for cheese, I would love to check them out.
I love this! I was a very closed off person most of my life, but once I moved to a new city and was forced to go outside my comfort zone, I was shocked by the variety of people I started relationships with. Those unexpected friendships are the best. This is such a great story!
I love this post! Friends are a huge part of our lives! I love hearing stories about building friendships. Thanks for sharing yours.
Friendship is so important, I love this post so much! Such a reminder to not take your friends for granted!
i am so lucky i got so many wonderful girlfriends that ive had for over 20 yrs,some ever longer
Wow, I really love this story and friends are really have a big part in our lives.
What a sweet story, now what’s the name of the restaurant in Astoria?
Telly’s Taverna! 2nd choice, same block, Stamatis.
Such a wonderful story, great to read! Friendship is have a big part in our lives, friends are also part of family as well.