December 7 - A Gift from my friend Jaynie

My friend Jayne and I were best buds from the time we met in 1970 when we were both working summer jobs at the Lackawanna County Courthouse Assessors Office in Scranton PA.  We were in the same school for a while after that, and continued our friendship for years later even after we went our separate paths in terms of education and employment.
There were years when Jayne came to the children's program at our protestant church. Then we'd have some snacks, listen to music, talk and laugh and later head out to her Catholic church for midnight mass.  We exchanged gifts every year.  I have a few collectible ornaments from Jayney and I think of her every time I hang one on the tree. This particular ornament is from 1985. It's a very clever Santa in a ski lift, complete with skis.
I love hanging these ornaments on the tree and thinking back to days gone by. We still keep in touch but much less now since we are geographically apart and living different lives. But whenever we do talk, it's a really long gabfest and we always remember some of those fun days in the seventies and eighties.
Old friends. Sigh. Smile.