Bumping into an old friend

Well, I don't like to think of Irene and I as old, but I did bump into this college friend at the local Japanese market. We were very close friends at UCI, attended each other's weddings, kept in touch while I taught in Japan, and when she moved to Japan briefly with her family... and hadn't seen each other in years. Irene lives outside of Orange County now but comes here to get her fix of Japanese food. Her son Masa is now in high school. Irene and I chatted for a while, and picked up where we left off. That's why I don't think of us as "old", but she is an old dear friend.