Day 18: Meg Lang

I was watching an old SNL sketch today featuring Mary Catherine Gallagher and I could not help but think of the fabulous Meg Lang. Oh how I miss this girl.

Let me start off by telling the story of Meg & Mary Beth:

I met meg in our Acting I freshman class. Meg was a sweet, beautiful, talented gal. Quite frankly, she intimidated the crap-ola out of me. She had a relationship with the Lord and a faith that I did not have the maturity to understand at that point (thankfully I get it now). I was also pretty convinced that she liked Drew and vice-versa.

Our friendship only began though in Disney World. Drew had 3 free tickets to the mouse's house and invited Meg, Shick, and Me to go....or rather we begged him to take us. Shick and I did not want to go with Meg. I was terrified that Shick was going to beat up Meg. Seriously. The animosity in the beginning was not a pretty thing...However, once in the parks we put our differences aside and began what became a beautiful 3-way friendship! Ever since then we have been inseparable (minus the current miles that separate all of us). I love both of these girls like sisters.

Here are some of my favorite memories:

The Dress Up Box- In our sophomore dorm room we had a community dress box that Meg and I (all of us really) really liked playing in. We would dress up in the most ridiculous costumes and just sit around talking in weird accents making each other laugh until it hurt or someone had to rush to the restroom! It was a glorious thing.

Big @$$ Snails- One day Meg and I were walking home from a rehearsal and I saw a HUGE snail on the wall. I looked at the snail and very calmly stated that it was a "big @$$" snail". Meg nearly wet her pants. Since then, every thing has been "big @$$" and we make a donkey pun whenever we can. As a matter of fact I have made it a personal challenge to send Meg every card I see with a donkey joke on it. 

I Love Lucy- Meg and I both share an affinity for Lucille Ball. When we lived in Johnson we used to fold laundry and watch I Love Lucy and laugh and laugh. We vowed to put together our children's cribs someday together while watching I Love Lucy. I so hope we live close enough to do this someday. 

Birthday- One time Meg told some random 65 year old man named Hank Shaw on facebook Happy Birthday thinking that it was my brother. She then followed it with "You look so old my friend!" again, thinking it was my 18 year old brother. I have no idea how this confusion happened, but I have not laughed this hard in a really, really long time. 

Chicago- Meg has a beautiful family and a lovely home just outside of Chi-town. We took an aMaZiNg college trip up to her house just before Christmas a few years ago. It was awesome! We got to explore the city, go sledding, watch Christmas movies, and just hang out! Her siblings and parents were incredibly gracious hosts and it is a trip I will never forget!

Moving Night- One of my fondest, yet saddest nights with Meg was the night before she left Palm Beach to transfer schools. Shick, Meg and I stayed up all night until Meg's dad picked her up at 7am. We laughed, we cried, we took pictures, we relived memories, and we loved every moment of it. I know that is a memory that will always remain close to all of our hearts. 

Stalking- I like to stalk Meg. I like to draw pictures of me stalking her, make dolls of her out of Pringle Cans and then smash them, hide in Meg's bed and scare her, etc. It is a guilty pleasure and I love it. I think she has finally accepted that it is a love language of mine, and nothing really to fear! 

Meg,

Thank you for being such a wonderful friend to me. You are gorgeous inside and out! You are one of the funniest people I know and I LOVE knowing you! You have taught me so much about the Lord and I can never thank you enough for that! It is so nice to have a soul sister! We will always be close no matter how far apart we live from each other. I miss you so much! I am so excited to see what will come for you in the future! You are in my prayers always! I love you Meggie. 

MB 

This is a picture from Meg's Last night in Palm Beach....

This is a picture from the Disney Trip that made us friends!

This is an example of our @$$ jokes...from meg, to me! 

Day 17: Renee Long

Things that describe Renee:

-Great friend
-Intelligent
-Quirky
-Kind-hearted
-Artistic
-Creative
-Excellent writer
-Funny
-Slightly Clumsy
-Deep Souled
-Dramatic
-Supportive
-Reliable
-Beautiful
-A mean violinist

Renee and I also met as freshman theatre majors. We also lived just down the hall from each other in our freshman dorm. I loved getting to know Renee throughout college. I watched her grow and change into a remarkable woman.

Renee is a great friend. She was there for me when tragedy struck my family. I remember many days when she would sit next to me, stroking my back while I sobbed into a pillow. She was always so thoughtful to ask me how I was doing. One of my favorite memories with her was when we were doing a scene together in Acting 1 and we went to Wal-mart to improv our mother-daughter roles. It was around Christmas time and Renee yelled in her character voice "look ma! It's Sainty Claus!". I immediately broke character and spewed out laughter. I still think of that every Christmas. Cracks me up every time!

Renee also hosted an amazing lingerie shower for me at her family's beach condo. That was probably my favorite memory from college. Almost all of my closest girlfriends were in attendance (minus a few who lived too far away) and we had a BLAST! We had mexican food for dinner, margaritas, cake and sweets for dessert, played lots of fun games, opened presents, laid out by the pool and the beach all day, stayed up way too late, slept 3-4 girls to a bed (slumber party style), slept in, ate a delightful breakfast with mimosas, went to the pool again, then watched a movie. It was the most fun, most relaxing, mini-vacation/shower I have ever had. I am so grateful to Renee for hosting the party. What wonderful memories.

Renee is a gifted violinist. She played in our wedding and did a terrific job. It meant so much to me to have her talent displayed in our ceremony. When we lived together I used to beg her to play the violin for me. I loved listening to her practice!

Renee,

You are a beautiful friend to me. Our relationship is so wonderful. I miss living with you or even close to you for that matter. You are such a kind person and I value you! I have loved watching your faith grow over the past years. The day you were baptized was an incredible day and I was so honored to be there to share it with you. I love our fun memories and even the sad ones we have experienced together. It is a blessing to be your friend. Hope to see you and catch up with you soon!

Love,

Mary Beth