Hugs

Leaving for college, I knew there would be many things I would miss. Hanging with the family, going on adventures with friends, hiking up Bishop's Peak, and chatting with a dear friend at Linnaea's Cafe are only a few of the images that flipped through my head. It never occurred to me though that I would be aching for a hug from a familiar friend.


If you know me at all, you know I am a hug monster. You're sad? You need a hug. You're happy? Ah, I'll give you a big squeeze. You're excited? I'll flap as I embrace you.


Well, yesterday I met a couple girls and we all had lunch together in the lovely cafeteria. We ended up sharing our testimonies and encouraging each other for well over an hour. We parted after exchanging phone numbers. Today, I was taking the long and hot trek from North Campus back up to my dorm and I got what I had been needing. One of the girls I had met at lunch ran up behind me and flung her arm around my neck, giving me a little squeeze. I turned and recognized the familiar face and realized that this made us friends.


As time passes, I will be missing my familiar faced hugs from home. But, as time passes, I know I will be receiving and giving more familiar faced hugs too.

A  top hugger in my book.