Friday, August 29, 2014

Laughing Back at Life

This has been an interesting week in many ways.  

This post is dedicated to a friend  and a fan of this blog, and she knows who she is. 

If you will excuse the expression, she is in the midst of kicking a$$ and taking names (an "urban" expression here in the States).  And she's doing that today, so she doesn't want to hear any of my whining about life in general.

For that, I am grateful.  This will not be a whining post. (or a wine post, although I should do one soon.)

I am grateful, daily, for the fact that she has been my friend for 51 years.  Yes, someone has put up with me all that time.  That's important for someone like me who is an only child.

And now, she will have to put up with me some more.  I'm confident that she will be putting up with me for years to come.  Despite that foe that begins with the letter "C".

What this week has shown me, as life has shown me so many times, is that life is not a straight line.  No, it is a crooked line, meandering here and there.  As you age, you have to understand that if you can make plans all you want, but sometimes life laughs at those plans.

Mannequin Lamp, MacKenzie Childs, Aurora, NY
So we have to laugh back at life.

I thought this lamp (yes, it is a lamp) I saw at one of my stops on Wednesday was "you", dear friend.  That's because you, like this lamp, are one of a kind.

You have style.

You have class.

And you're a little strange, but in a good way.  Just like this lamp.

I guess we deserve each other, because I'm strange, too.  As long as you will have me, and the post office doesn't lose my cards to you, I want to dance through life with you with a lampshade on my head.

So there.

Thank you for being my friend.

5 comments:

  1. What a nice tribute. Your friend is lucky to have you as a friend.

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  2. Excellent Post! Thank you for sharing :) Enjoyed Shared:)

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  3. What a beautiful dedication, Alana. I always enjoy reading your posts.
    I'd love to try writing a wine post! *HIC!*

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  4. Thanks for the pause in my day and the smile! Though, I'm looking forward to a wine post!

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  5. Ha ha! Loved the tribute and the play on words with "whine" and "Wine." Friends that are honest with us keep us going, and that's what this person seems to do for you!
    Hope your friend likes it!!
    Amy

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