Saying goodbyes, or actually "See you Later!"

I remember what an old friend from home said to me when I asked her to sign my autograph book after JC2 (12th Grade). "I'm not going to write something and sign it, because that'll be like saying, 'Goodbye and I'll never get to see you again.'" Somehow, that is similar to what I'm going through here.

I'm not saying 'goodbye' to my friends here. I'm saying "See you later." Why? Because I'm going to see them later. How much later, I don't know. But I know I will. Especially the ones I have promised.

I sent off another friend today. Kimberly and I met dancing at Ragtime Ball this year. Since then, we have been hanging out and talking a lot. She's leaving for India tomorrow for an internship and will only be back in August before she starts work in SF. We'll see each other soon, being about in a year or two when I come visit. I know we'll probably talk over IM and catch up anyway. She told me that one of her best friends, she has only seen face to face about 6 times, but talk over email and the phone a lot.

So if that's possible, it's not goodbye, but just "See you later."