I've been gone 14 years and sometimes I feel this panicked rush when it comes to GS. ..perhaps I'm afraid of losing her..now that  have her back.... I am so LUCKY to have my best friend back!  She is one of those friends who you can talk to for hours, or, sit in a room and not talk for hours.  Her friendship is unending, her loyalty unfaltering.  Our life experiences have molded us into different people and we embrace all the variances.   Not having a friend like that in my life after having her...was hard and living so far away we lost touch so many times.  Now, its like a blessing bestowed on me to have her.  "make new friends but keep the old, one is silver but the other is gold..." Yep, she is my medallion.