Love letters in the sand....

There is a show on TV called October Road. Honestly, it's not the greatest show, but I like it. It's about a group of friends in a small New England town and their relationships with each other, their lovers, parents, and enemies. All in all, it's not very well written, but the most recent episode was an exception. It included flashbacks of the main characters (5 guys) when they were all 10, when the boys were friends with a girl who was the coolest. She played in the woods with them, liked the same music as them and chased away the bullies. Later in the episode, they go to visit the girl for her birthday (as she had moved a few towns away) and while they were on the bus they sing along to "Coming Home" by Cinderella. To top it all off, they collectively get her a necklace that has the words, "I remember you" engraved on it, as earlier, she had said that"I Remember You" by Skid Row was the greatest song in the history of songs.

I think I liked this particular episode so much because I could relate to it. Besides the fact that I too, when I was 10, thought that "I Remember You" was the greatest song in the history of songs, when I was growing up, around 2nd-5th grade, most of my friends were boys. We used to race during recess (I always won), listen to the same music, pass notes, and generally have fun. There was no who-liked-who or she said WHAT about me? to deal with. I was never a girly girl and this was probably the reason most of the girlfriends I had didn't go to my school, they were in my choir and chorus. Boys were easier and nicer to have as friends. But alas, we grow up. I'll never forget when it all changed, I could no longer beat my friend, David, running, and I started to like one of the boys more than a friend. Later, that same boy would tell me we couldn't be friend anymore because he liked another girl in my class who didn't like me. It broke my heart, but I told him it was ok.

Luckily, we grow up more and girls and boys can become friends again. I thank all of my boy friends and girl friends for everything, I am truly grateful to have you all in my life.