so it's a friday night, and i'm at home. drinking a beer and catching up on freelance work. oh quick rewind -- im back in nyc. new apartment (in chelsea again!) with jon. new job (freelance designer at cnbc). new projects (more and more freelance work). fall has set in (it's sittin at 63 in nyc right!). thats the quick version of where i'm at right now.
anyhow, back to why i wanted to write this post. i am catching up on freelance work and listening to some music. shania twain's 'man i feel like a woman' just came on the tv (ok so maybe i selected it from the free music on demand menu...) view it below in case you need to get it the right frame of mind...
OK. wow. its amazing how that one song can take me back to such a sweet and simple time and stir up so much emotion in my heart!! i know it may seem silly to think that song could possibly create those kind of feelings, but hear me out.
this song takes me to spring break 8th grade (more than ten years ago). i was on a spring break trip with my school to new york city and washington dc. it was my 1st time to come to nyc. it was at that time that i knew that someday i would live in nyc. i was so moved and excited by the way the city made me feel. it was so alive. i was lucky enough to share that trip with some of my best friends, who are still some of my best friends today. [[jenna, jaci, ana, ashley, courtney, and nicole ]]
so shania twain. i think of washington dc. it was the beginning of our trip and it was snowing. the first time i had EVER seen snow. probably the first time most of us texas kids had ever seen snow. you could imagine how hysterical we all were. i was sharing a hotel room with courtney, ashley (now engaged!!!) and nicole -- 3 of my best friends still to these day, and part of my regulator girls. 'man i feel like a woman' came on the radio. and nicole and i started jumping on the bed, dancing like crazy and singing into our hairbrushes. i have photos somewhere back at home of that moment.
what a wonderful memory. it was such a sweet and simple time. we were 14 years old and we didnt have a care in the world. i miss those days. i miss being so close to my girls and all the times we used to have together. i know it sounds silly, but just remembering that time made me tear up a little.
this post is dedicated to my regulator girls. my girls of rhs 03.
[now mrs andre and undoubtedly a stellar teacher in dallas]
JACI
[now mrs tresemer, living and loving life as an air force wife in germany]
ANA
[making a positive impact on the youth of denver colorado]
LAUREN
[an extremely talented and gifted architect, rock climber and lover of the outdoors
DRU
[her huge heart is loving on special ed children in NEISD]
ASHLEY
{the soon to be mrs shanks come next summer and a rock star 2nd grade teacher..at the elementary school we attended together!]
JANICE
{my fun and fancy free butterfly gracing austin with her beauty and charisma]
NICOLE
[a dedicated dietitian who is working hard to serve others in san antonio]
COURTNEY
[silly and wonderful as always, holding down the fort in the 210]
AUBREY
[my little fluff, working hard and playing harder in dallas]
and
MELINA
[working to make a name for herself as a stylist in new york city and still making people smile when she laughs]
i love you all so much and i cant believe we are still so close after ten years. i am so blessed to have you all in my life!! i miss you girls more than you know. i found this quote back during senior year & wrote it on our scrapbooks to eachother --
- Elizabeth Foley
3 comments:
Lauren, you're back!!! And, of course your mother checks it regularly -- I KNEW you'd be writing soon when you settled back in the Big Apple. I LOVED this post -- made me tear up, too. I love all of those beautiful girls of yours -- and, love even more getting to visit with them as young adults now. Gosh, I remember when you went on that 8th grade trip and then picked NYC for your 16th birthday trip. Your Dad & I knew early on where your life would take you! As long as your heart is always here at home, flights are manageable and cell phones work, we love tracking your journey in NYC. Mom
Well it's about time!!! And bee tea dubs, your mom is not the only one that reads your blog! (Hii Ma Heffron!) Glad you're back on board and looking forward to future posts!
ps - My Birthday wishes to Jon!
Hi honey - after 20 minutes of trying to reply to you on twitter, I give up. So, here it is on your blog. I can't believe you made such a comment about sweet puppy dog Mia! She is such a wonderful dog! Doesn't need the dog whisperer....she has me! Also, since I'm on here......that was such a wonderful post about your friends....they probably have no idea you've joined the land of blogging again so you really should let them know you blogged about them...they would love it!!!! By the way - hello to you, too, Adri! Maja Heff
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