Today Pandora streamed Ode To My Family by the Cranberries and I could not stop laughing. This songs reminds me of the huge ice storm Spokane had one winter. School was canceled, no one had electricity, and as a teenager I could not have loved it more. I remember driving around town in my dad's Ford Explorer listening to this song. It was so creepy at night because there was not a single light on, not even the street lamps. Everything had this natural glow from the snow, but things seemed so lifeless.
This was also the time my best friend and I went through the "do we like each other or are we just good friends" stage. People always assumed we were dating and we both laughed at the scandal we could create at church events, but really we were just buddies. Until one night.
It was not long after the snow storm and we were in John's basement watching Dirty Dancing. (Dreamy, I know!) He was making his move and I knew as soon as the movie was over it was the night that might change our friendship. John made his move and...well...it was not good.
The next day I think our conversation went a little something like this:
Me: So, um we made out last night.And that was that. Lucky for me, we did stay just as good of friends. Some of my best high school memories are with John and he was always the best date. He was hot, sober, and could shake it all night long with me and not expect anything at the end of the night.
John: Yep.
Me: How do you feel about that?
John: I'm not sure.
Me: While I had fun, I have to be honest. I was not totally feeling it.
John: Oh good. Me neither. But we had to try.
Me: Yep, and now we know. Still friends?
John: Friends.
To this day, we still laugh about this night.
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