There was much sadness (and a bit of anger too) at our house on Saturday evening as Chris and I returned from Stake Conference with Kristen. Amy had already been talking with her best friend and knew all about the boundary changes. She broke down in tears as we walked in. Her best friend goes to a different school and now to a different ward. Misha's best friends all go to different wards as well though they will still see each other at school during the week. It will be a hard change for them to make. Chris and I, too, as we will miss the weekly association with some great people.
That is not to say that we will stop being friends, but it just seems as though that weekly connection inspires greater friendships where you get together for date nights or play dates for kids. We will try hard to not let a little boundary line--which incidentally is one street over from where we live--to make such a big difference in our friendships.
The positive aspect to the realignment is that we will now be attending church at the Frederick Building only three miles away instead of the Stake Center twenty minutes away. Here's to old and new friendships.
