Friendship

"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Saturday night, Ross and I met a girlfriend of mine. Kathy and I went to grade school and high school together and roomed together for a couple of years. We had dinner with Kathy and her husband Ryan for dinner and had about 4 hours to cram 27 years of catching up into it before they left for their cruise in Ft Lauderdale. . So I hope I wasn't too stupid or any more stupid than I usually am.

Of course there has been some stupid things Kathy and I did that I think should just remain in the history books. She seemed to always pull me in a direction that usually wasn't my regular path. One night I remember well and very significant for me was when she decided to fix me up on a blind date. She had met a guy at the "Bulldog" a local bar named after Butler University Bulldogs. This guy had a friend and Kathy had a friend so why not fix us up. When I asked Kathy a few minor questions, there seemed to be a few missing details. And then she informed me that they were not picking us up (in those days that was a real no no in my book). We were going over there to an address unknown. Hmmm.... Seemed suspicious to me but I went along with it anyway but by the time we arrived I was more than a little miffed. Maybe because Kathy had to knock on the doors of several houses asking for a name she wasn't sure was first or last. Oh did I mention they said they would turn their "red" porch light on. Which never happened.

That night I was introduced to Jimmy Buffet music and his blowing out his flip flops. I met an amazing dog (Toby) that would toss a tennis ball from the balcony right into your hand, I was given a tour of a great house on Washington Boulevard that had great potential but in January was a tad cold and I met my wonderful husband Ross.

I have to give Kathy much praise because if it wasn't for her I would not have this wonderful life I have had for the past 33 years.

Got to love old friends and cherish those friendships. They know you the best.