Tuesday
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My Turn
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 10:49AM | Mr Lady
Ok so I am the next guest blogger. Shannon asked me to do this because I have known her since birth. The amazing thing I think about the relationship I have had with Shannon is that we had a very love/hate relationship probably bordering more on the hate side. Let me explain the amazingness of this. I moved about 45 mins away from Shannon when I was 5 yrs old. Most people wouldn't keep in touch with someone they moved away from when they were 5 but Shannon was different. A couple times a yr she would come to my house or I would come to her house and we would basically fight almost the whole entire time until it was time to go and then we would be crying to not go. Made no sense. I remember I had this huge Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal that we would both squeeze our entire bodies onto and sleep on... comfortably I might add. When we became teenagers I introduced her to some of my friends and she did what some of you may have expected. She stole them. I think they liked each other more than any of them liked me. It got so bad that she would come to visit... them. Bitch! Anyway then she moved to Co and we lost contact for a while. When we reconnected she was engaged. Yay! I booked my flight and couldn't wait to come to Shannons wedding... and then she called it off. Typical I should've known! Well I decided to make the trip anyway and we didn't fight the whole time! It was a miracle! We didn't even know what to do with each other when we weren't duking it out! Since then I have made one other trip to see Shannon. Had the pleasure of meeting 1of3 & 2of3. I couldn't believe she had 2 kids! Crazy! Well me and Shannon have always gone sometimes years without talking and that was ok, we could both use the break lol, but one time I tried to call her and couldn't find her. I was literally really freaked out. I called information, checked the internet, tried to find her dad, brother, anyone that might know where she was. I was starting to panic, had I lost her forever???? I gave up. There was this little pit somewhere in the back of my stomach for a few yrs when I thought I had lost her forever. Then she found me. On myspace... you gotta love it. This time I was married, had 2 kids... I'm sure that freaked her out to. Now with facebook & wimsc I don't think there is much chance I'll lose her again which is a good thing. 32 1/2 yrs, childhood, puberty, boyfriends, crazy parents, marriage, divorce (for me), kids... we have seen each other through pretty much everything and were still friends... we finally actually like each other... its a beautiful thing. Love you Shan! I mean Mr Lady... wait was I supposed to be calling you that all this time?! Oops Sorry! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you, your family and all your awesome readers who are still reading while your away!
Reader Comments (16)
I love to hear these little snippets of Mr. Lady's past; glad to meet you!
Kori wrote..http://korij.blogspot.com/2008/12/party-is-over.html" rel="nofollow">The Party Is Over
Mr Lady doesn't make friends casually. She is the most amazing judge of character I know and when she choses someone, even though there may be long dry spells, she'll keep you close in her heart and pickup right where she left off. It's a beautiful thing.
Few relationships survived her pioneer journey to CO, so I'm just betting you are an awesome person. :)
Marge wrote..http://wheremytruthlives.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/december-madness-2/" rel="nofollow">December Madness
its so weird seeing my name, but it's not me you are talking about. Shannon is not a very popular girl's name so i don't see it much. i am so glad yall were able to reconnect. i lost a really good friend once and even though it's been almost 20 years( holy shit i'm getting OLD) since i saw her, i still look for her online at least 2 or 3 times a year. (and she is the one who was in the wrong and caused the "break up" in the first place)
i know, i'm pathetic.
nonna wrote..http://nonnasnonsense.blogspot.com/2008/12/men-men-yummy-men-monday.html" rel="nofollow">men, men, yummy men, monday
Thanks for the comments guys it makes me feel less dumb about my blog with no pics, songs, giveaways or the usual bells & whistles you get with Mr. Lady. It is really nice to meet all of you too especially since my main goal of writing this blog was to get Mr. Lady back and steal a few of her friends. hehe
I would say I remember all of that well, but while you were playing with Shannon me and your mom where making Chicken Noodle Soup ( with like a real chicken off the bone, I miss that, all I buy nowadays are the "pieces") and Chocolate Pudding Pies (Which I still make to this day cause of Nancy, might be my favorite dessert because of the memory it springs up)
my closest friend and i moved to diff countries a continent and a half away from each other and lost contact after a while. i handwrote her a letter once a year at least. she didn't write back until one day i got a long handwritten letter from her, probably two or three years later. she had taken on great responsibilities after the death of her parents and had much to grieve in those years. even though a part of me wondered why she was not writing, i was glad to know my letters were reaching her and letting her know that i was thinking of her - and all she needed was a little more time - to respond.
Yummmm. Chocolate pudding pie. That DOES bring back memories...
Thank you for sharing more about this special lady! Nice to meet you.
Ree wrote..http://hotfessional.com/2008/12/23/christmas-in-the-70s-past-in-polaroid-17/" rel="nofollow">Christmas in the ’70s - Past in Polaroid 17
cool. good post! you've got a nice friend in shannon.
raino wrote..http://momofboxer.blogspot.com/2008/12/christmas-meme.html" rel="nofollow">Christmas Meme
awesome blog, Alisha!
Facebook has been my saving grace in finding all my "loved ones". I would even pay for the service but don't tell anyone.
Jessica Bern wrote..http://bernthis.typepad.com/bernthiscom/2008/12/h.html" rel="nofollow">HAPPY Holidays? It Depends.....
What an adorable post!
Fawn wrote..http://fawnahareo.com/2008/12/23/a-minor-dispute-5/" rel="nofollow">A minor dispute
you know that picture on the right with backpacking dad, i was really confused. i thought, eh, i don't remember her husband looking like that. geez. now i'm not so confused when i actually clicked on it.
My kid has a friend just like you guys. They fight everytime they see each other, but if you ask each of them who they want to hang with this weekend, they'll say each other. I guess true friendships are forged through fire. And huge stuffed animals.
BusyDad wrote..http://www.busydadblog.com/entries/nothing-says-happy-holidays-like-a-sugar-od.html" rel="nofollow">Nothing Says Happy Holidays Like a Sugar OD
Nothing good comes easy! Thanks for sharing your story :)
Becky Sue wrote..http://sisumom.blogspot.com/2008/12/lake-lanier-mystical-night-of-lights.html" rel="nofollow">Lake Lanier Mystical Night of Lights Tour
God, that Winnie the Pooh, it always reminds me of sweating to death in front of a 5" fan. Thanks, Alisha. I loves you.