This One's For You Amy...

So, I have decided to take a trip down memory lane for a minute. I decided to blog about this because last night, just like every night before bed, my mind aways starts to wonder. I think this is why I have trouble going to sleep most nights, but last nights wonderings were of good times. I literally started busting out laughing while laying in bed. Before I can say why, let me first tell you about my Best Friend, Amy. I don't think she would mind me blogging about her, but just in case, Amy, here is my apology in advance. LOL
Amy, is a lot like me, very Strong willed and very STUBBORN at times. We also have our differences though. We have been bestfriends or bestgirls, as we would call ourselves since we were just little squirts. You could tell this, because we were literally at each other's houses every chance we got. If Amy was going somewhere, you could also bet that I was going to be there too. We were like, as Forest Gump would put it, "Like Peas and Carrots" We did everything together and made the most of it while doing it. I consider her Mom, Linda to be my 2nd Mom. I also consider myself very blessed to have a true friend like her. Amy, Hun, I love you! Don't change for anything!
Amy and I have had our share of heartbreak(s), but we have also had some of the best days of our lives. (Side note-I now have Kellie Pickler's song in my head) So, with that being said, Let's take a little trip down memory lane. Are you ready Amy? Cause here we go. How about we start with softball. Amy and I both used to play softball for Northside Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. Man were those the days!!! I normally played Short Stop or First Base and Amy was normally the Pitcher. We spent many hours praticing in our parents front yards. She was Lil' A and I was, as Amy's Dad would call me, Big D. Why I couldn't be Lil' D is beyond me. I always assumed it was because I was kind of chunky. Who knows? Rick, do you have the answer? It's okay if you thought I was chunky too! Haha
Anyway, I can remember always getting prepared and warmed up for our games. God forbid it rained, or we would be SOOOOOOOOOO MAD! I think I can even remember some of the silly little cheers we had if I try hard enough. "We need a single, just a little single, S-I-N-G-L-E, single, single, single" That is far better than the traditonal "Diarrhea Song". Yes, you all know what I am talking about...when your sliding into first and you feel a little burst...you get the point. Well, normally we would have our games on Saturday Mornings. As we got a little older, we both moved onto different teams. I remember good ole Mallard Creek. Anyway, our older sisters, Nichole and Stacy are also close in age and also grew up together. They both worked at Diary Queen off Mallard Creek Church Road and our parents would sometimes take us there after the game. Of course being younger sisters and knowing that our older sisters had to clean up before they could punch out for the night, it was tradition for Amy and I to spit, spit balls everywhere, and I do mean everywhere. Looking back now, I realize how retarded we were, but at the time, it was our revenge! LOL
So, Nichole and Stacy, if you too, are reading this, I am sorry! I sure do appreciate all the hook ups on those Oreo Blizzards though...umm, I can taste it now. I guess that is why I was so chunky? Rick?
Now, moving onto our teenage years...
Here came the dating and rebellious years...OH BOY! Remember how I said we were both Stubborn, well, yeah, some of us more than others. HINT, HINT
Amy has always been the "tell you like it is" kind of person, which in most cases would get her in trouble. I would kind of take my chances from time to time, but not Amy, if she wanted to do something, no one was going to stop her. So when it came to boyfriends and going out on dates, someone telling her no, was not going to be an issue. So, here came good ole Big Bob Stog (Amy's first true boyfriend, as I like to call him). Bobby is his first name. Bobby and Amy went to the same school together and I knew how much she liked him because she was willing to stay after school and watch him play baseball. Pretty soon, Amy and Bobby were officially a couple. Which now, brings me to our First Double Date. I had never been out on an official date, sure there were the Elementary boyfriends and little crushes, but never a guy coming to my house to pick me up and take me out on a date. I think my Mom was more excited than I was. I remember because, we just had to go shopping! I was more worried about puking all over the place than I was about my outfit for the night. Thank God, my Bestgirl was going to be right there with me. So here comes my date, David, to pick us up. Like I said thank God Amy was there with me! So, we all get in the car and head up towards Huntersville to go to Fudruckers for dinner. My date asks me what I want and I think I told him a small order of fries (Big Spender that I am). Again I was more worried about puking all over me and my date. So we have dinner and normally one has conversation, but me, NOOO. I think I kept my mouth shut the whole entire time. From there we decide to ride out to the driving range, where I had never been. I don't even think I had picked up a golf club before. Man, was this going to be interesting. So, Amy goes, then Bobby and then David. Now it's my turn. So I take a couple swings and hit the first couple of balls. Then I think to myself, piece of cake, I got this. Thing is, I didn't have this. I go to swing and instead my golf club goes flying into the green. I think I about wet myself from laughing so hard. Great start to this double date! I still to this day don't know what my date was thinking. So, moving on. From the driving range we headed out to the Movies. Which was perfect for me cause again I don't think I had said anything all night. Again, thankful my bestgirl was right there with me. After the movie it is time to take Big Bob Stog home. We arrive at his house and Amy and Bobby go inside. At this point I am thinking "oh crap, I have got to say something" so, let the awkward silence begin. FINALLY, here comes Amy back to the car (what were you two doing? Sucking face?) So, it's now back to my house so my date can finally drop me off. So here we are, me, Amy and David all riding in the car, dead silence. Next thing I know an advertisement comes on the radio for Mother's Day. Finally something to talk about! I say "Oh My Gosh, Mother's Day is this weekend? I haven't gotten my Mom anything yet" Those were literally the only words I said all night. How pathetic! It's hard to believe I was asked out on another date by David, but I was. Just like Amy and Bobby, David and I had some good times, but then the breakups came for both Amy and I. As the months past on, we two moved on and found new boyfriends. So here came the two Jason's. We used to always have to say, wait, My Jason or your Jason? It was a bit confusing at times. Now remember the rebellious part I was talking about earlier? Yeah, well we will get to that in a minute and also the reason behind me laughing last night. Amy met Jason (now her hubby) while working at old Navy together. Lord I thought this girl was CrAzY about Bobby...now she was even more CrAzy over Jason. The girl was IN LOVE. You know someone has it bad when they are off work, but still go into work just to see their boyfriend. Yeah, that person was Amy. I think I spent 70% of my time at Old Navy with her, and half the time I didn't even buy anything. Somethings definitley not right with this picture. Anyway, both Jason's, Amy and I all spent a lot of our time together. Needless to say, my Dad was not a big fan of my Jason. Which brings me to the laughing part...Amy was spending the weekend with me as usual and so being the rebellious teenagers that we were, and having had my Dad tell me I was not to see Jason that weekend. We began our plot to "sneak out". You see my room was located just off the back deck and it was "easy" to crawl in and out the window. Or so we thought. I had no intention of "sneaking" out until Amy's Jason called and said we could me up some where with my Jason. That's when the wheels began to turn in my head, so, being the GREAT friend that I am, I agreed we would "sneak" out that night. So, Amy says lets practice crawling in and out of the window. I figure, why not let Amy try first. My bed was already up against the wall, so all we had to do was step off the bed and crawl right through. Piece of Cake. So, Amy goes and makes it out. Now it's time to crawl back in. (Again Piece of Cake)Ummmm, not so much. Amy literally gets stuck in my bedroom window. Her Butt is literally hanging out the otherside and I am trying so hard not to laugh because God forbid we get caught. I had a candle holder also against the wall that went flying. Of course it was green, so it left a big green mark all down my wall. I can still remember my Mom asking "Where did that big green mark come from"? So, needless to say there was no "sneaking" out that night. Remember, I was Big D and if Lil A couldn't get back in, how the heck was I?
So as my mind was wondering last night, that is what it came to. I can still remember Amy saying "Oh $%^&, I think I am stuck" "Your gonna have to help me" and that candle flying down my wall.
Amy we have had some good times and I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world! Here's to many more good memories to come! Love You!