We met after we arrived as students at the University of Florida in late 1960's and had no family to celebrate the holidays with - and we became a 'family', staying in touch after graduation and jobs which took us to many different States in America. It is remarkable that after marriage the spouses accepted this friendship, with the same spirit that first brought us together and continue to welcome us into their homes without reservations further strengthening the bonds.
Though we all have since those days added many more friendships, I continue to marvel at this special relationship formed by strangers needing some kind of anchor at a time when travel was limited, there was no internet and computers filled huge rooms.
