"Forever"

On Friday night, Escort and I went to our Alma Mater to go to a fund raiser for the drill team I was on in High School. When I tell people that I am still involved with this organization, I often get strange looks. People ask why, and the best answer I can give is...that organization helped mold me into the woman I have become. Without that organization, I would have never met Hoochie or Escort or the Director that i am still close friends with. I have not missed a Spring Show since 1991. (That was my freshman year.) Because of that high school drill team, I have been able to experience things that I would never have been able to do. I have performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, The Florida Citrus Bowl, Rockets games, I danced on the football field at the Astrodome! Because of that little drill team I was on, I have confidence, leadership abilites, and lifelong friends. My ex did not understand why I felt the need to go to all of the fundraisers and Spring Shows, he would always tell me to grow up...I couldn't get him to understand that I wasn't living in the past, I was showing support for an organization that helps young ladies grow to be successful women. Anyway, we went to the Dinner and a Dance, and it was pretty good. The team prop was AWESOME! So after that, I told Escort I would take him to dinner and of course he picks Fudrucker's. So what is a Single Girl who is on a diet to do...I ordered a hamburger and french fries. And let me tell you, it was probably the best hamburger and french fries I have ever put in my mouth. I have not had a hamburger in SOOOOOOO long! So when I weigh in next week, I will probably have put some lbs back on. But that hamburger was so worth it!

I have two new names to add to my collection of expanding code names...

Curly Sue and her husband Movie Buff.

Curly Sue and I have been friends for about 12 years. We actually hated each other at one point, then one night she and I and several mutual friends hung out and we became close friends. I was the maid of honor at her wedding I went to the hospital when I found out she was in labor with her first child, she and I have a friendship a lot like Slut Puppy and I have. We can go months without speaking, and when we call each other we just pick up where we left off. Curly Sue and I started hanging out right around the time she started dating Movie Buff, so I consider him a friend as well. I will go so far as to say, I always wanted a relationship like theirs. They were not only a couple, but best friends. Curly Sue called me Friday, and as soon as she "Hey what are you doing?" I could tell something was wrong. She told me she and Movie Buff were having problems and needed to get together Saturday evening to talk. This was very traumatic for me. I always thought that if there was any two people that were in it for the long haul it would be them. And, when you are a person like me that has issues with the word "forever" this kind of thing just hammers home that "forever" is not possible anymore. We went for coffee Saturday night and talked for about an hour. I will not discuss the details of her personal life, but I will say she and I have a lot of the same issues in relationships. So, after coffee we decided to meet up with Escort and some of his friends that she and I both knew from school and we ended up having a really good time. I didn't realize how much I missed hanging out with Curly Sue, so we decided that at least once a month we are going to get together for coffee or shopping or something. Our visit on Saturday night made me realize being single is not rough, life in general is rough. But, as long as I have friends like Curly Sue, Hoochie, Slut Puppy, Big Daddy and Mrs. Big Daddy the rough patches seem to be cushioned just a little bit.

Until next time...

Single Girl