A Nostalgic Trip Down Memory Lane

It all started when D and I were cleaning/emptying out his boxes and a bunch of old cards, letters, and pictures started showing up. Naturally, my first reaction was to look at his old college pictures and make fun of him. After a while, I began to think... "wow, I wonder what all my old cards, pictures, and letters say". When I got home today, I decided to open up the box of old memories and past flames to see what funny memories would surface.

I wish Janelle (Baby J) were here to look at all this stuff with me and reminsce about our college past. I completely forgot about "FETUS!" (something only her and I would understand). After reading cards I got throughout college, I realized that I used to be quite the comic who brought a unique something to the table. It was nice and reassuring to know that I've developed a nice handful of authentic relationships throughout my college years, especially the latter part.

Now, back to present day. I was laughing at how D would save some cards from the past and recycle some other ones. I'm not much of a packrat, but I think the only things I really do save are cards and letters people wrote me. As I read through most of the cards, I began to wonder how many of those people actually still consider me to be a close friend. Besides Facebook (good ol' Facebook) and random chats once in a while, I don't think I've really done a good job with keeping in touch with people I was close to in college: especially the LFC (Loyal Friend's Club... haha, don't laugh) turned to YFC (Yo Face Club) and Loveshack. A few weeks back, Baby J and I were bored and decided to write out my college wedding invite list. Baby J was a little shocked when she learned that certain people did not make the cut to my wedding list (and at this moment, only the two of us know who made the cut). After thinking about LFC/YFC, Loveshack, and all the numerous people I've encountered throughout college thru serving in ministry, I was like wow... people do come and go. Most of the closer friends I hang out with now are not the same group of people I hung out with in college. This got me wondering about how everybody's doing... how is everybody doing?

Anyway, when I think about the new people I've encountered post college - the SPEW crew and D, I wonder if we'll ever drift apart and live our separate lives one day.

To the college buddies I was closer with at a point in time, remember this stuff?

1) FETUS! Your mom... YO FACE!
2) "Janelle's my baby's daddy. Ede stole my heart (along with everybody else's and broke it in the process), and I got Anjied!" - Trainer (what he wrote to us on Valentine's Day, 2005)
3) uhh... jus... jus becoz...
4) (and of course) I'm a hottie with a naughty body.

Unlike a lot of people, I do not rip or shred up stuff from guys in the past (unless I was really mad at the time or things ended up really badly). It was also pretty entertaining looking at past flames' stuff. I was looking at all my old ticket stubs and shoot, I was pretty darn pimp back in the day! I still am... haha, jk.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have sporting events, ballets, movie stubs such as Transformers that I have to shred up now. jk.