"Catching up" isn't the same as it once was.

 Last night we got to catch up with our friend after a long time and many life chapter changes. 

As we went over the past few years we kept saying "Yeah, I saw that." about each other's life, art and health. 
This makes me question if we actually were actually catching up. We were only physically separated but online, none of us missed a beat. We communicated and have been encouraging to one another for the whole time. Now "catching up", means getting the full story and actually hearing each other giggle.
We are so glad to have our friend back.