When I Got Lucky

I cannot believe that four years ago today was homecoming weekend.  What a great weekend that was and I actually had some memories that I still remember, which means for me it was very special (not because I blacked out).  I went to the dance with friends because I had yet to ever have a real date before then and I did not want to start with something as timeless as that.  I had weird criteria that must fit for going on a date, and little did I know I even had stranger criteria to be fulfilled before I'd agree to have a boyfriend. Fortunately, for homecoming, I ended up getting paired off in the end with my dear friend John.  We go way back.  Like, grade school back.  Him and Sam were probably my two best friends in grade school, and Leanne of course (Happy 22nd birthday to her tomorrow!) and I blame my lack of girly mannerisms on them.  Leanne and I were huge tomboys, and Sam and John, well, made me think it was cool to dare people to eat a sandwich containing one "donation" from each person sitting at the lunch table.  Disgusting.  But I couldn't ask for better friends in my adolescence and now.  I am very grateful that I got to spend homecoming weekend senior year with John.

From sharing Sour Warheads to sharing beers.

This weekend was Mack's junior year homecoming and I was disappointed I wasn't home to help her get ready.  Getting ready for any event is usually just as fun as the actual event.  I remember a Jenna Marbles YouTube video that explained for girls, if you give us all day to get ready, we will use every hour of that day.  Anyways, I saw one of my coworkers, Chris, Facebook status today and it made me laugh, 

"Just send your grandma your homecoming picture because she is literally the only one who even remotely cares." 

True!  Except I needed to see how well my sister could get ready without me, so I'm pumped she posted them.  I'm not surprised, she managed fine and she looked fly and beautiful.  She even managed to send me a "just because" card* this week because there was a card she saw where the card-maker must have stolen a photo of us at one of the weddings we attended this summer.  Cuz we definitely did this.

Still can't manage to find where to look or when to smile even with a 3 second self timer.

Best Text I Received Today: 
From Jenna-
"You just need to tell him. #weareneverevergettingtogether"

xxxx

A

*It's one of life's crazy mysteries how the littlest things like a note or a cute text can make you feel so good.