I miss you! When I moved to Irving, Texas 6 weeks ago the boxes from all my moving finally caught up with me. One of the treasured possessions I discovered were notes and photos from the old days. Days of Dances, Math class, Camp trips, Football and everything else we did together. Those were good days. I am amazed at the number of smiles I see in the photographs, and the all the people who were a part of my life, even though some of you never met each other. Some of you may be wondering, "What happened and how did you end up in Texas, and why are you dating an Australian!?" I don't really care to explain all of it in one lengthy note, so I'll make something up that's almost the truth. And then we'll come back to truth at the end ;)
So I left Washington to go to college in the middle of a corn field. I ate biscuits and gravy at each meal and was a spectacular athlete. I tried to form a boy band, but they left me behind because I was too pretty and ruined their odds of getting a record deal. Once I graduated I turned left instead of right and ran my way down to Texas. I met ol' six claws along the way; I made him carry my belongings, which consisted of my back-packler, trackler and my lengthy discourse on the fack-attack. Once in Texas I set up shop in a gym and started pumping iron. I pumped iron until they hired me full-time, acquiescing to my awesomeness, intellect and extraordinary physique. And that's how I ended up in Irving. Part of that story is true. And I don't care to tell you which parts :)
But what I remember most are the people and the times we shared together. Of the times I tried playing tennis with Dennis Einarson only to realize tennis was much harder than it looked on TV and as I remembered it as a child. Of that time we rolled Forest Smith up in a wrestling mat and stuck him upside down in a corner, only because we wanted to see if he could get out. When Amy Brandenburg and I went to a dance as completely different pirates. When I went to my first high school dance with Sarah Wilson as Woody and Bo-Beep. The time I put a life jacket on Courtney Rice and threw her in the lake because she said I couldn't throw her in the lake without a life jacket on. Of midnight games and all nighters with Eric & Ryan Johnson. Of the post church hangouts with Jana, Jessica, Brittney, Brian, Brandon, Tim, Laura and the rest of the gang. Of the post church hangouts with Jesse, Nicki, Nikki, Jessica, Erin, Alex, Ami, Bethany and the rest of the gang. Of the Bitter End, and other such plays whose characters I still have pieces of lying around. Of the time we studied for I don't know what exam with Alyssa, Ami and someone else but I spent most of the time going to the bathroom because I was dehydrated. Of the time I illegally sold muffins for the benefits of others. Of hanging out with Adil, Afton and the rest of the CR and Ashley Heights crew. When Veronica Larson and I ended up at different Fred Meyers with Starbucks attached to them. The time I went to prom and pushed aside my date Kari to dance to something I don't remember anymore! (PS ours is my favorite prom photo). Man were those times crazy, fun, stressful, joyful, frustrating and everything in between! Those were great times, and I was blessed to have you as friends, for your support, encouragement, that time I wacked Bill Dose in the face and no one got mad (except Bill Dose) of faking a girlish German accent for a German assignment with Bill McDonnell and Nathan Snyder. Oh yeah and one more thing, PINEAPPLE!!!!
Of really long bus rides to California and Canada. Of really strange dance moves that I didn't use to get an A on a lip sink assignment in college. Of long classes with the Ferg, Mr. Lorenzen, Ms. Barlean, and our other Math Teachers. Of always wondering what I missed in Mrs. Quaid's class. Of Coach O'Rourke's many inspirational words. Of Coach Reed's many inspirational stories. Seriously, fight like unicorns! Of running ladders with the O-line and County Fair. Of running 400's because we had to and then discovering I was actually somewhat good at that distance. Of that time we played Frisbee during 6th period and I couldn't walk because of the brace on my leg. Going over to Marissa's and baking apple when I forgot the conversion between Fahrenheit and Celsius wasn't a straight forward formula. When we tested physics by getting on the child sized rides, only to discover that was a really painful experience! Of party boy (Seriously I still hate that song! :) ) Of watching volleyball games and appreciating the people who came to watch me. Of that one time in Germany, yeah you had to have been there ;). Of that other time in Germany, yeah you should have been there too! Of that one time in pottery class, totally went to Prom with a Senior! Of that one time we were standing outside hanging around during lunch. That one time I got hit on by a freshman when I was a senior and totally made the best of it. Of all the things I should have done, but didn't do and the things I did do that I shouldn't have done. And for those of you who know me well enough to know what those things are! Of all the faces and memories and times we spent together that I haven't mentioned because I don't think any blog is long enough or my memory sharp enough to write it all out.
I didn't appreciate what we had as much when we had it, but now as I look back I can say I was truly and deeply blessed and lucky to have you as friends, sometimes enemies and then again as friends. Those were great times, and I hope my children will one day be as lucky as I was to have all of you.
(PS I have no actual children)
So the truth of all the matter, and why I decided to take the time to write this short and hopefully hilarious rendition of the past, is that I wanted to thank you for being my friends. Through thick and thin, even when I was thick and wore your patience thin. I appreciate what we had, and look forward to building a new future where I am. Thank you for sharing your lives with me.
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