When I was in the 6th grade, I made a best friend on the playground. Her name was Shannon Fry, and we were fast friends for many years. She shared my New Kids on the Block infatuation, and we planned how fabulous life would be when we were married to Jonathan and Jordan Knight. I spent so many hours on the phone with Shannon that I’m surprised my neck wasn’t out of alignment permanently (maybe that’s why I have a standing chiropractor appointment). In the throes of teen angst, we split ways, but we found each other again on the internet and have kept up communication and got together last month and are planning to meet up again in December. I’m thankful for the opportunity to catch up with an old friend.
Here is Shannon's little girl Brooke and Rebecca:
In high school, my love for theater united me with my chums Melissa Smith and Beth Crews. We drove around in the White Whale, pooled our money to buy Beth’s dinner at Sonic, swooned over boys who were in plays with us, and predicted each other’s fortunes at Shoneys. We also logged a whole lot of hours doing play after play after play, looking for the ghost of Adnia Rice in the theater, being in tech hell, feeling under-appreciated by our drama teacher. I can’t think of either of them without some insane memory bringing a smile to my face. Arguably one of the funniest memories of my life involved Melissa and me shopping for prom dresses and deciding to try on body shapers to wear under them. Between the body shaper being too small and us laughing so hard I couldn’t breathe, I’m still surprised that I ever got free of the lycra. Although college sent us all our separate ways and we weren’t in daily contact anymore, when I was sick, Melissa came to visit me at Vandy every single day. And Beth, the girl who didn’t get a drivers license until she was in her 20s, drove from Chattanooga to see me. I’m thankful to have lighthearted, carefree fun memories which I inevitably link to Bef Croos and Melly Bob.
I have no digital pictures of Beth and Melissa! Must correct that!
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