bless ya,
my best mate moved to another town a few years ago and i went to see her all the time, then i started to get busy with work so i used to ring her, then i noticed she never came to see me or ring me, i was doing all the effort, then i didn't see her for nearly 2 years coz i had loads of stuff on so did she, I saw her a few weeks ago and it was the most akward moment of my life, we had nothing to talk about, and i feel i don;t know her now,
it made me see never take a friendship for granted and throw it away due to distance, if it will work you will both have to put in the effort!! obviously she will make new mates and so will you. that doesn't mean either one has been replaced,
hope that makes sense!!
xx