March 28, 2009
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Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Danny
^ if you caught the reference to the Muppets, kudos ^
Everyone has that friend that your parents insisted you would marry by age seven. In my case, his name is Danny. Our dads grew up together, therefore so did we. When we were little kids we were inseparable. I remember when we were five and six, we were twin terrorists at another of our fathers’ friend’s wedding. We stole all the bubbles from the reception and had a girls vs boys war after the ceremony. We also watched the adults and attempted to dance like them – something of which my mom loves to show me pictures. When I moved to DC the following year, I lost touch with Dan.
The moment we returned to Kansas (four years later), our dads were getting us back together again. Dan’s family subsequently moved to Japan. I didn’t see him again until middle school.
During 8th grade, we resumed our close friendship. My friend Aileen and I went to Colorado Springs a few times to see him. Our families celebrated Thanksgiving together and summer holidays (and continue to). He went to my swim meets freshman year – showing no shame at cheering for the slowest swimmer. Sophomore year we faded again.
Yesterday he came over to visit.
My God, has he grown up.
We talked about school and friends and experiences and college and plans and sports and politics. He is a black belt now, almost as conservative as our fathers, wants to be an environmental engineer, wants to go to college on the west coast (I’ll be in the east), wants to move back to Japan as soon as he graduates…
We are determined to stay in touch now; despite our parents’ incessant teasing.
It’s funny how those old friends never really go away
Dad: I hear we are getting four-to-eight inches of snow
Mr S: That’s nothing
Mom: I don’t know; eight inches can be pretty substantial…
Mr S: True, so we’ll probably need to leave in an hour or so. In the morning, we’ll have to pull out early.
Dad: I find its always best to pull out earlier than you feel necessary…
Dan + M: -on the floor laughing-
Our parents need help, by the way.
M
Comments (7)
It is interesting to have those type of friends because you can follow your own progress as well as their progress over the years.
@TheTheologiansCafe - Thank you for reading, and you are right. Its fun to have someone that knew you long before you even knew yourself, too…
M
Aww.. it’s great to have friends like that.
I yhink my kids will have friends like that. My wife and I don’t. You are both lucky to have each other!
@lonelywanderer2 - Thank you. I’ve taken him for granted but hopefully we’ll change that. And make sure your kids do – they will appreciate it.
@SkyL1ght - :D I feel very lucky.
M
i loved that snippet of the conversation at the end. haha
@lollarious - lol I debated actually adding it or not but I thought it really demonstrated the kind of friendship our families have
Plus it was way too funny…
M