Saying goodbye to a friend

Well - we had to drive up to PA this past weekend for the funeral of a friend of the family. As I was sitting in the church I grew up in, I was thinking how much everyone had aged since I was a child. Most of my parents' friends still looked the same, but so much older. The kids that were in my youth group and choir are all grown up with families of their own. I think that certain places and people stay the same in your mind no matter how much time passes. Logically, I know that everyone gets older and their lives completely change, but emotionally, I'm still that same 10 yr old and everyone should be exactly how they were back then. The funny thing is that I never feel like I'm getting older (well, with the exception of the aches and stiffness that I get now - LOL), but yet I don't feel like I did when I was a child either. It's like aging sneaks up on you and you don't realize it has grabbed you until you look back. I was shocked to think that this little hole in the wall breakfast/lunch joint has been in business for at least 13 or 14 years now and I can remember when it opened - seems like just yesterday....