The other night Justin and were sitting around talking and as always the conversation led to us missing the BIL and SIL. I have many great friends and a few I consider best, but my SIL not only is she my best friend she is me sister from another mister, her family has became mine as well. Her Dad and step mom are the kids god parents. So it was no surprise when a few days later when I got caught in a winter rain monsoon here that I immediately thought of her. We all used to be stationed at Campbell together. Well the brothers were stationed we just lived there. :) Both of them deployed with in a few months of one another so it was just me and her against the world, a lot. I am a klutz, she is a klutz, together well its chaos.
It was December and I was pregnant. First baby, hubby gone, but I had my other partner in crime so it was good. We were lounging on the couches watching food network, when we saw a white hot chocolate recipe, made wth booze. Well of course I can't drink but Shawna could. So we decided we would hit the class six (the liquor store) grab some godiva white chocolate liquor and grab some hot cocoa mix. It then dawned on me HEY there is a midnight madness sale at the PX tonight lets hit that then go to the class six.
In my defense I was pregnant. My stupid butt looked at the wrong date while I was at work ( I was working there at the time). We get there it is locked up tight. Shawna says oh well lets head to the shoppette by the house then head home. By the time we got to the shoppette it had started to storm. Got a smidge wet running in there only to realize they didn't have what we needed. So off to the class six we went. She parked the car, we went in as soon as we got to the overhang the heavens opened up in a massive wall of water. I grew up in KY I knew it wouldn't last forever. It may still be raining but the ferocity of the downpour wouldn't hold up long. We got in the store wandered around a bit discovered they didn't have what we needed either. But I was like I need some corn flakes (remember I was preggo). Waited in line. Got my cereal I was like alright lets do this. Got to the doors and STILL a torrential wall of water. Now we had parked right next to the door like seriously the door had three spots right by it two were handicap and then the spot we were at. So we literally stood there about 5 minutes debating on if we would run or not. She had automatic locks, so it wasn't like we would have to wait or anything just run like the wind. So we agree to just make a dash. Both walk to the automatic doors and prepared to do it. Before I stepped to the door I hesitated. That was my mistake.
When I hesitated, she pushed me through the automatic doors. Me, four almost 5 months pregnant holding a plastic bag with some cornflakes in it, my loving BEST FRIEND pushed me into the monsoon. By that time I had no choice but to run expecting her to be right behind me. No, she wasn't RIGHT behind me. She came a few seconds later but that few seconds was enough tme for me to be like I Have been abandoned. I get to the car jump in the front seat and realize there is not a part of me that is not wet. My underwear was soaked through. MY CEREAL BOX was destroyed and t was in a plastic bag. The rain was driving so hard that my mascara was running and I wear glasses and hadn't rubbed my eyes. I was wearing Ultimate Lash by Mary Kay, I can SWIM in that and it not come off. But there it was making me all raccoon eyed. She gets in the car, starts recording me I was doing this weird laugh cry whine thing cause I was just like YOU PUSHED ME. The best part of all was when she was recording she was talking and stated ITS FRIGGING RAINING. Ummmmmm ya think?
So now I have someone in my life who no matter what I go through I can always be reminded of something we have done together. I am thankful everyday that my BIL married someone so freaking awesome. She needs to get over here to this rock and visit me.
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