I headed up to Vancouver, BC this past weekend to spend time with Lola Tsai. For those of you who don't know, Lola was my tennis doubles partner my senior year of h.s. in Corvallis. Although Lola had also grown up in Corvallis, being about 3 yrs younger than me and going to a different elementary and middle school, we never knew each other until tennis team in tthe spring of 1993. Little did I know, a lifelong friend had came into my life. :-)
After h.s., I went to OSU and we kind of stayed in touch (remember, this the days before email and cell phones), and then when she graduated CHS in '96, she went up to Univ. of British Columbia in Van BC. A short time later, we totally lost each other. Fast Forward to spring 2008, I join Facebook and start reconnecting with old h.s and college friends. Over the years, I had always thought "where in world is Lola??". One day, I decide to search Facebook, and BAM! I find her! WHEW!! A relief I finally find my long lost friend. Turns out, Lola went back to Taiwan after UBC for just about 8 yrs, and by the time we were reunited, she was planning to move back to North America, likely Van BC, as she is a permenant resident of Canada. Happened that in summer '08, she was coming thru Portland, so I quickly planned a reunion, including a dinner at the restaurant my bro manages, Meriwether's. It was very fun!
Now, 2 yrs later, we are back and part of each others lives as adults :-) Lola truly is one of the most positive people in my life, and such a great friend. I'm so grateful to have someone like her back in my life. We can look forward to the future, as well as laugh at the past (especially our terrible huge hairstyles in h.s.!).
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