Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Love at first sight?

I believe in love at first sight. Not in the traditional, girl meets boy, way. To me, it's only been the girl meets friend way. Some people are very social and seem to have friends coming from everywhere... I'm not that girl. Never have been, never wanted to be, and honestly, not friendly enough to even try if you paid me. What I have been blessed with though, is to have met a handful of girlfriends that each seem to fit a part of me that is in desperate need of a counterpart.  Almost every great friend I have ever had, I still have and love with all my heart. I literally fell in love with them from the start.

I'm going to SC this weekend to visit my SC BF Stephanie.  Of all my friends, she stands out because she kind of chose me. She literally burst into my life like a blond, southern, guardian angle sent to stop me from being so pathetic. It was fantastic.

I left for work the morning Mac was planning to move back to OH. My head knew that he was leaving that day but I don't think my heart had quite caught up, so I went home during lunch time to check. There he was, packing his car, almost ready to go. I got out of my car, helped him finish packing and then watched him head north on 77 as I went south, back to work. I was in shock.

My mind was blank as I put my cigarette out and walked back into work. I stood at my desk for several seconds and then literally broke down into hysterics. I turned and passed my manager as I was walking, well racing, back to my car. I was humiliated, devastated, lost and scared out of my mind. There I was, 19, in a foreign state, no friends, no family, no plan.

That's when I met Steph. Well really, she met me. I don't remember the exact exchange, but I remember I tried really hard to dodge her multiple, insistent attempts to ask what had happened to me but couldn't. So there I stood, outside of my work, chain smoking cigarettes as I poured my heart out to a complete stranger. When I was finished, in the sweetest southern draw, I believe she said, and I'm paraphrasing here, something to the affect of, "Miss, you are a mess and he is an idiot. You are coming out with me tonight." She didn't said sorry, she didn't give me one more reason to feel sorry for myself. She simply told me what I was going to do. At that moment, I so very, very much needed someone to tell me what I was going to do.

And that's what we did. We went out, sang Karaoke, drank margaretas and ate Mexican food, met boys, stayed out too late, drank too much and had FUN. I don't believe a day passed after that, that we were not in contact. She ended up moving in with me and sharing some of the most carefree and exciting days of my life.

We lost contact with all of our moves and lack of such invasive technology like Myspace, Facebook, Cells, Blogs and just recently found each other. We are both wives and mothers now and so much time has passed. I am so happy and blessed and excited to see that beautiful, southern face, that saved me so many years ago, again! I love you Steph!!

Promise update- Homework chart done and used today!! =) yaya me

Promise 21 - 2 day promise, update quickbooks and get it to my accountant... and yes you will hear this promise A LOT and I HATE DOING QUICKBOOKS SOOOOOO MUCH!

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