Galpal
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Last night I was privileged enough to hang out with two of my best friends from high school, college, and after. Elisa was kind enough to inform me that I have been misspelling the word awkward, pretty much my whole life. How ackward...wait I mean awkward, what irony - or sarcasm - or some english type of writing I have long forgotten. There was a small debate about where to eat last night. Luckily for me, I had convinced Elisa (the guest for the weekend) that we should go to the Olive Garden for dinner...the group saw through my manipulation fairly easily, and yet we ended up at the Garden! Sweet. It was an entertaining meal full of inappropriate joking and movie quotes. Shortly there after we ventured to blockbuster to rent a movie we didn't watch because the three of us fell asleep at BJ's house shortly there after. How old are we? The night got me thinking though about how relationships evolve over time. This week Preston and I went to Kirksville to hear Dusty preach on Acts 20 (awesome job by the way). While there, Dusty asked us to speak to the seniors about life after college. Preston commented on how this is not the pinnacle experience of your life...and you shouldn't allow yourself to believe that. If anything, our college experience was only the beginning. I wholeheartedly agree and am excited about my life now. I have made a lot of new relationships past college but I still enjoy my relationships from college too. I suppose what has excited me most about my college relationships is there ability to evolve without holding me back. I am not at a place of relying on those relationships nor am I pushing them away. I am just very thankful to see that our lives are still connected in a real way - yet we all are going our separate directions. I'm eager to see my friends again and see what happens for all of us. Had a good time with you all this weekend - good luck with all your conversations...
posted by andebos at 1:00 PM
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You're a sweetheart, thanks Gal-Pal. (I noticed you didn't mention that we have been calling you Gal-Pal for the last year or so). When you go out with Katie this weekend, ask her what she misses most about the South. I miss magnolia and pecan trees and honeysuckle and the red clay... and stealing chickens from my neighbors as a kid. Here's a brief overview of the South: South Carolina and Georgia are the "real" south... they are the genteel, peach tea drinking and plantation yielding south of days gone by. Anything surrounding those states can be referred to as Dirty South (at least if you're from one of those 2 states). Heh heh heh. Louisiana and Mississippi are like the bayou area. North Carolina and the Virginias are considered southern even though they are not really in the south. And Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky are SERIOUSLY just dirty south. (Obviously if she's from the Dirty South, mention none of this to her).
After four hours of complete wretchedness and horribleness, the conversation took a decided turn and I think everything is okay now. I don't trust myself or my own confidence in deciding anything. But I do trust Matt. So that's something.
thanks for a fun weekend gal-pal.
Um....triz? She lives in South KC. Nothing was said about her being FROM the South. Or Dirty South or wherever. Just a small point of clarification. But thanks for all the memories. The honeysuckle reminds me of a few of my own that makes me smile! ;)
awww, thanks beeja. I think she would have gained way more popularity points in my book if she had been from the REAL south, though. South Kansas City indeed!!! Please.
Gal-Pal, do you like how we're using your blog here to talk to each other? It's too much trouble to actually start up Beejay's blog.
love, E.
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