Great surprise visit tonight

We had a wonderful surprise visit from a friend and her daughter this evening.  We thought the family was still in Italy for the holidays  Susan and Mark went to school together in Fairbanks many decades ago (getting old is fun now that we're speaking in decades and not 1/2 and 3/4 years like elementary school).  And now we live only a mile or so from each other.  I'm really excited about having friends this close.  Life is starting to pull together here.  I like it.