Flea Market Style reunites old friends

Of all the wonderful things that have come out of the Canton article in the 2010 issue of Flea Market Style, this is the last thing I would have expected. First a little background.
I used to live in one of those neighborhoods that was full of kids. We all went to the same daycare, elementary school, churches etc. My very best friend was my next door neighbor Susan. She and I were, as Forest Gump would have put it, like peas and carrots. We played with each other morning, noon, and night. I was an only child and Susan had a Brother and a Sister. When they were gone I was lost, lonely and would count the minutes until they returned home and I'd be over there as soon as they drove up, ready to play all day long.

One day, to my horror, a For Sale sign appeared in their yard. I ran in the house in a panic, and my Mother in an attempt to console me informed me that it takes awhile to sell a house. Whew!!!!! I had a reprieve, it would be awhile before they moved. But that did not last long, their home sold pretty quickly and my best friend and her wonderful family moved away.
I remember moving day and playing on the lift of the moving truck. I remember they came back for trick-or-treat and we went into their old home, empty of all furniture and life, and dumped our candy out on the floor to check for "suspicious pieces". That was the last time I saw the inside of her house. Our parents made a few attempts to keep us in touch, but we never truly connected again.

Well a few weeks ago I got his note. "Hi Margo, I can't tell you how exciting it has been to find you. I had read and looked at my copy of "Flea Market Style" magazine several times and didn't realize that I was looking at my old friend and neighbor. The credit goes to my older sister Cheryl. She is a member of a ______ H.S. group on Facebook and had seen your name (she was thinking it must be you anyway) on a list for a get together. She was over last night and picked up my magazine (which she has looked at several times before too). She was reading the Canton article again and it connected with her that it was you. She walked in and said "Susan, this is Margo in this Canton piece".....ha, you could have knocked me over with a feather!!!!!!

You could have knocked me over with a feather too. I was so excited, and I can't wait to go see her and her sister again.
This is by far the best thing to come out of the Canton article yet,
and I wanted to share it with all of you.

Now...go out and find an old friend.

Blessings,
Margo