Your friends seem lovely, I hope you guys are still able to keep together and keep in contact a lot. A good base of friends is the best way to keep strong. That's one thing I regret about going abroad for such a long time, I have slowly lost touch with a lot of my old friends. I'v made amazing new friends but it's still sad. I hope one day when I move back I'll be able to reconnect with them.
Thanks! When I lived with my mother, I stayed within 10-20 minutes from all of them. However, when I moved in with my husband 5 years ago, it put me further away. I now live 40-50 minutes from them. I know that is not as far away as you and your friends. However, it did make it harder for me to see them as often. We do stay in touch on the telephone, social media, and we do make plans sometimes. We are considering moving further away one day. If we do, I am sure it will put more distance with us, but I will try to keep in touch somehow. I hope you don't mind me asking, but where are you from?