I love telling people
how I crashed her party
and met her on the day
she turned five.
It was July the Fourteenth,
Nineteen Seventy-Five.
She was blonde haired,
tiny, and hazel eyed—
my new friend, Denise.
In school we shared
home rooms—
First grade
with Mrs. Shaffer,
second grade
with Mrs. Goff
third grade
with Mrs. Lane
and so on
and so forth
through senior year.
Nineteen years
ticked away.
The Class of Eighty-Eight
Reunion. In Oklahoma.
Memorial Day.
We both lived in Texas.
She lived nearby,
this girl I had known
since we were five.
I needed a friend,
and she did, too.
We met for margaritas
and Mexican food.
More years pass.
We ate and drank.
We told each other
secrets, even when
they stank.
Forty five years
from the day we met,
July 14th, 1975,
a day I’ll never forget.
Faith + Gratitude = Peace + Hope 
So nice to have a best friend for life, Crystal or as Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables would say….a Bosom Buddy. Thanks for sharing. Allan
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The funny thing is—we’re an unlikely pair. She’s totally sporty, and I am not, but there’s something about knowing someone who knows exactly where you’re from.
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❤ it's a so lovely ode 🙂
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Thank you, Barbara. She’s so lovely.
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Yes she must be lovely, she’s your friend 🙂
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How wonderful that you’re still friends after all these years!
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It is truly amazing! Thank you, Rosaliene!
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Long, true friendships are where it’s at. Hi Crystal. I hope the heat is tolerable where you live. It’s been bad here in the Philly area for the last two or more weeks.
Neil
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Hi Neil! Cheers to true friendships.
The heat here is ridiculous. I have a plan to meet my neighbor for a 6:30 AM walk tomorrow. It will still be 81 and a sweat bath, but at least I will have bathed. Fingers crossed for cooler weather next week.
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This made me smile, you are both fortunate.
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Me, too, Bryan! I got to spend the weekend with her. Thank you!
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💕💕💕💕💕
Birthday celebration?
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We were able to spend the weekend together, our first visit since December. We celebrated pretty well all things considered.
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I’m glad
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A nice tribute to a lifetime friend, Crystal.
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Hello Mark! Thank you so much.
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What a gift to have a life-long friend! Glad you git the chance to be together again!💕
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Yes! And thank you! And me, too, Collette!
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So sweet! I also met my best friend about the same time, 1974, we’re still the best of friends too!
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That’s amazing! Not the type of story you hear often.
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You’re right, Crystal, stories such as yours and Denise’s don’t enliven our world much. For anything, especially anything great, to have lasted forty-five years (and counting, definitely) is extraordinary.
Even more so when you consider your mobility. If you and Denise had lived in the “same town, all (your) lives” the example still would be worthy of celebration. Yet, the two of you went places, and still kept the friendship strong. Again, magnificent!
Richly deserves special recognition, which your ode provides with beauty and panache. Nice work, both on the words and on the friendship they exult!
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Hi Keith! We have two more in our wolf pack. One is in California, and one is in Austin. We planned a bigger celebration because we all turned 50 this year, but that darn COVID. I still drove to Dallas and stayed with Denise. We’ll all celebrate again soon.
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Such a beautiful journey! The best ones always stick with you right till the end!
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Hello Reva! So true. Thank you.
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Hi Crystal. I enjoy reading your posts! In fact, I have nominated your blog for ‘The Sunshine Blogger Award’! I hope you don’t mind and I hope you choose to participate!
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Hi Greg! Thank you so much. It might take a minute, but I’ll play! 🌞
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No worries. I think it took me a week or two to actually get around to it myself!
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Awesome! Both of you are indeed blessed. Keep the music playin’!
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Yes, we are! Thank you so much! Always working on the playlist.
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yes they are the best friends, who know us well and accept us warts and all 🙂
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No judgment, just gentle nudges in the right direction. 💕
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#Ode to My Bestie
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It was July the Fourteenth,
Nineteen Seventy-Five.
She was blonde haired,
tiny, and hazel eyed—
my new #friend, Denise.
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