Phone call out of the blue

I just got a YM message from someone I haven't seen in years.
1250> Andrea: hey you there?
1551> dlau1973: Yep, I'm here now... long time no see...
1551> dlau1973: But I guess you're offline now...

So I called her, curious about what's up. She just about never messages me. And like I said, I haven't seen her for years, and I haven't talked to her for almost as long.
The phone call goes something like this:
Me: Hi Andrea!
Her: Who's this?
Me: It's Derek.
Her: Oh hi! You know what, I'm just stepping out the door to send my parents to the airport.
Me: Oh, I'll talk to you later then.
Her: Oh I just wanted to tell you that I'm getting married.
Me: CONGRATULATIONS!
...etc...

Out of the blue, a ray of sunlight. She always wondered why guys never seemed to like her, and the ones that did, well, they seemed like losers in one way or another. In fact, just 3 months ago, she was lamenting why guys never found her attractive. Personally, I think she's very pretty and intelligent. But you can't argue with someone's self image.

Anyway, now all that is over. She's getting married. And I'm really happy for her. Congrats Andrea! Here's wishing you every happiness in the world.

It's funny. Andrea lived in California for a few years, but we were never really talked much. It's only towards the end of her stay here, just before she was leaving for Canada, that we started talking more, and we started to get to know each other more.

And then she left.

Andrea left California to find a better life for herself. And guess what? It sure looks like she found it! Way to go girl!