Today is an absolutely beautiful day....I think that it's finally spring but it still sucks that we didn't get any snow this winter.
Today for some reason I decided that over the next few days, weeks...whatever, I'd blog about friends, family and maybe even my beloved dogs. Drawing the short straw for the first up is my friend Joan...aka: Jonelle.
I first met Joan when I was a sophomore and she was a senior in high school. We were in the same accounting class but this class was only suppose to be limited to seniors and juniors but they allowed 5 of us low-life sophomores into the class. On the 1st day of class Joan was sitting in the front row with ALL the senior guys (namely Brad M.) around her...as us low-lifes walked in she immediately pointed to the back of the room and said, "back there." We ducked our heads and moved to the back of the room. What she failed to realize at that moment was one of the sophomores was Tim B. He and I sat together the entire year and I'll never forget that 1st class when he leaned over pointed at Joan and whispered "bitch". Okay so I never told Joan that....now she knows...and by the way Joan, thanks because we sat on that back row holding hands and sneaking smooches all year long! Didn't know that either did ya! She graduated and I never saw her again until about 12 years later.....we worked for the same company. We became fast friends and have been a force to reckon with since. We've been through a great deal together, been a shoulder to lean on, an ear to bend, a friend to laugh with but most important we know that the other is there now matter what, where or how. We've survived SAP, Cathy (hehe), corporate bankruptcy and life in general. We know that the jello at Hong Kong is really not jello...but it does stick to the wall. I remember her telling me once about walking up while I was in a discussion with someone at work and that if I was ever pointing two fingers she knew not to stop and to keep on walking. I laugh now because I catch myself doing this....so now everyone knows if I'm doing a two fingered point on one hand...I'm probably pissed. Okay so I can't say to much about Joan because I could be incriminating myself......but there are/were days of fun of "lets piss Denise off".....I believe that was a hobby of ours. Shopping together is a blast...."but Patti you must get that red leather jacket to match the boots and don't forget a purse." Joan probably spends more of my money when we shop than she does her own and I'm a freaking tightwad!
Joan is my partner in crime.....it never fails when we are together no matter what we end up laughing. Never mind the number of times I've sent her emails at work and she gets stared at for laughing out loud....then she blames me...imagine that! Joan is my best pal for life and the only person who gets by with calling me Pattycakes!
Most importantly and I know that the majority of people will not understand this but Jonelle I know that "Top Gun" is always a part of your life and will always be a part of mine. "Top Gun" I love you.
