Our Little Group

Funny story...

When I was in high school, there was a good year or so that we had a particularly tight-knit group of friends we lovingly called "our little group." It was Me/John, Kimberly/Shane, Cathy/Everett, Doug, David, Sheryl and Lee.

Eventually, David started dating a girl named Michelle. She was SO nice, and I have not a single bad thing to say about her. She just never really meshed with the group.

Soon after that, Kimberly and Shane broke up. Over the next couple of months, it was John and I, then Cathy and Ev. It was totally like dominoes. The group started changing and splitting off. Not that we didn't still hang out in various combinations and subgroups and love each other all the same, but in the end, it was just really awkward if there were any combination of former boyfriends/girlfriends together when we went out. (We had all been mutual friends from the beginning, so none of us "got the friends in the divorce," so to speak.) We tried to bring in the new significant others, but that was just weird. We all remain great friends even now, but it was never again to be like "our little group" in its heyday.

So, when Cathy and Everett went out the other night, Cathy reminded him about this awesome photo of us from Randolph Park in Friendswood. It's one Lee took of Ev and CJ, Shane and I, and David and Michelle standing in pairs along a bridge on a piece of playground equipment.

Cathy couldn't remember Michelle's name, so she said, "...you and me, Shane and Kathy, David and...???"

He said, "Yoko?"

Bwahahahaaa!

Priceless.


Friday Five: Anniversaries

1. What significant anniversary will you be celebrating sometime this year?
In June, I will be 20 years cancer free! Whee!

2. In your life, what is today the one-month anniversary of?
Umm... nothing too exciting.

3. What is today the one-week anniversary of?
Our huge annual Foundation fundraiser! *confetti*

4. Sometimes the traditional wedding anniversary gifts seem a bit staid. If you had your way, what would be the right gift themes for the first five years’ worth of wedding anniversaries?
1st- Lingerie
2nd- Wine
3rd- Spa Day
4th- iPhone
5th- Separate bathrooms (This is my dream, people.)

5. Among your friends, who’s been married the longest?
Shane and Teresa- 27 years. They got married right after high school grad. She wasn't even pregnant. :)