Princesses meet many people in their day to day lives and I am no different in this respect. Some people, though, take a while to come into focus. SA was one of those people for me.
SA and I had been acquaintances for several months (and later realized we had met a couple years earlier) prior to the moment we knew we had found a kindred spirit. We had similar interests and involvements, overlapping social circles and common friends, and pleasantly exchanged greetings when meeting. All in all, I think we qualified as completely courteous contacts. Until one fateful November afternoon…
I arrived in full princess fashion (i.e. late) to a BBQ for the young adults group I was a member of at our church. I wandered around the deck, being polite and greeting everyone, and finally deciding on a place appropriate to pronounce a throne. The afternoon was going very well with lively chatter and general levity, when one of the members of the group addressed another member who happened to work in the same facility. The exchange went something like this:
Luis: “Oh, Rachel! I almost saw you the other day!”
I arrived in full princess fashion (i.e. late) to a BBQ for the young adults group I was a member of at our church. I wandered around the deck, being polite and greeting everyone, and finally deciding on a place appropriate to pronounce a throne. The afternoon was going very well with lively chatter and general levity, when one of the members of the group addressed another member who happened to work in the same facility. The exchange went something like this:
Luis: “Oh, Rachel! I almost saw you the other day!”
*Princess Brandi snickers*
Rachel: “Oh yeah? ”
Luis: ""Yeah, I almost saw you at the gym."
*Princess Brandi and SA start chuckling*
Luis: “I saw your car it he parking lot, but I did not see you in the gym. I must have just missed you”
Rachel: “Oh that’s too bad. Come to think of it I almost saw you too! I noticed your car as I was coming out of the gym."
*Catching each other’s eyes, Princess Brandi and SA loose all composure and erupt in to full laughter *
At this point, SA and I were laughing so hard we could barely breathe and the rest of the group just stared at us as if we had gone insane. We tried explaining the absurdity of “almost seeing” someone, but no one else really found it as funny as we did.
SA and I finally calmed down and began blending in with the rest of the group, but we both knew we had stumbled upon something pretty cool. Later we would recognize that moment as the day we found one of the rarest of treasures in each other. A friend that sees your world.
There is nothing almost about that kind of friend.
Luis: ""Yeah, I almost saw you at the gym."
*Princess Brandi and SA start chuckling*
Luis: “I saw your car it he parking lot, but I did not see you in the gym. I must have just missed you”
Rachel: “Oh that’s too bad. Come to think of it I almost saw you too! I noticed your car as I was coming out of the gym."
*Catching each other’s eyes, Princess Brandi and SA loose all composure and erupt in to full laughter *
Luis: “What’s so funny?”
Princess Brandi: *between gasps of laughter* “How can you almost see someone???”
Princess Brandi: *between gasps of laughter* “How can you almost see someone???”
At this point, SA and I were laughing so hard we could barely breathe and the rest of the group just stared at us as if we had gone insane. We tried explaining the absurdity of “almost seeing” someone, but no one else really found it as funny as we did.
SA and I finally calmed down and began blending in with the rest of the group, but we both knew we had stumbled upon something pretty cool. Later we would recognize that moment as the day we found one of the rarest of treasures in each other. A friend that sees your world.
There is nothing almost about that kind of friend.
Awww...what a sweet 1st date story! Did you and S.A. fall in love??
ReplyDeleteHope you are living happily ever after :)
You go girl!
HAHAHA!!! We fell laughingly into deep platonic love… I would say were are “just friends” but that kind of belittles the friendship. I am not sure how to describe our friendship, because it is very unique and something to be treasured, but I think we are both very happy NOT dating each other.
ReplyDeleteAs for Happily Ever After, I think my life qualifies as that. :D