Seriously folks - this is my twin - no no no not the one on the left, that one on the right! (Gosh - do I LOOK like I have a mustache?) These two together (are not really right and normal..... but.... ) are my buddies. I never fail to laugh when I'm around Elaine, we bring out the absolute crazy in each other. My kids love her - my husband loves her... well... you know - when Rich isn't.... you know.... (wow - he must have heard my comment by the look on his face!) I remember the first time I met Elaine - I had just moved into our home and she came to the front door - not even knowing who I was and said, "Come on - get the kids - we've got a basketball game to play!" I'm all.... um.... ok and you are??? Elaine! Now Hurry! Off we went (you know you should NEVER ride with strangers - she could have kidnapped us and taken us to Vegas, where we would have instantly SOLD those children and gambled ALL our money away) I came home that day and realized that I must have done something extremely amazing in heaven to get to have a friend like her. Over the 22 years we've known each other we've watched our kids grow, talked over a million hours on front door steps, exchanged jokes that might upset any Bishop, laughed so hard things came out of our noses, and cried until we had no more tears - oh wait - I still have that Elvis picture of you at Halloween - you glued hair on your chest and came to the door in a yellow tux.... priceless (and probably illegal). Isn't that what life is about? We can go a year or so without even contact and then BINGO - we're off to the races with whatever is happening and we've never left each others lives. I stole her U of U flag (brand new) off of her house one day... then called and said, "Some idiot just left a new U of U flag on my doorstep...." She's all... "Crap - someone just took mine!" One Christmas she let me have the target shooting cardboard dear, dressed as Rudolph - I put it on my house with arrows through it blood everywhere - scared the neighborhood kids to death. My ever most fave in the world.... The plastic Nun and Firer... complete with light bulbs. I see more shenanigans in our future.... I know she would give me the shirt off her back (and has actually - I have several lovely blouses in my closet.... oh - did you want those back?) She's the one I call when the world crumbles. She's the one I know will understand. She's the one that her heart is SO FREAKING big.... that her chest (although sagging onto her stomach now) is larger than life. Rich is my buddy too - I'm still waiting to grill up a burger on that new deck.... could you hurry that along Rich? I was in a meeting at work today and Elaine came into the store - I waved and my boss asked me if I knew her. I asked if she was identified on any store videos for any reason.... he said not yet... and then I told him I was her twin. Can't you see the resemblance? Dear Elaine you are always going to be Thelma, I promise to be Louise.... I love you - I love that my life has had purpose - because you were in it. Remind me to give you those Christmas Ornaments.... with the two chestnuts.... I have a few left over. xoxox Pitbull forever...
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