{"id":961,"date":"2013-08-18T08:09:52","date_gmt":"2013-08-18T15:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/wordpress\/?p=961"},"modified":"2013-08-18T08:18:34","modified_gmt":"2013-08-18T15:18:34","slug":"is-there-anything-better-than-friends-no-no-there-isnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=961","title":{"rendered":"Is there anything better than friends? No. No, there isn’t."},"content":{"rendered":"

Making friends for the world to see
\nLet the people know you got what you need
\nWith a friend at hand you will see the light
\nIf your friends are there then every thing’s all right<\/p>\n

–Elton John\/Friends<\/p>\n

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Let’s just get this right there out in the front: Chelle and Rick are wonderful.<\/p>\n

There.I said it.<\/p>\n

They are.<\/em><\/p>\n

For those of you who don’t know them, they are people I’ve known since I was in Junior High (Rick) and High School (Chelle). Apparently, I was on Student Council with Chelle. There is photographic evidence to support this, though neither of us actually remembers it. It’s in the year book, so it must be true.<\/p>\n

We were not good friends at the time, but have gotten to know each other in the last several years. They are great people.<\/p>\n

So.<\/p>\n

They moved into our neighborhood today. 1.33 miles away, Google says.<\/p>\n

Only 1.33 miles!<\/p>\n

We went over with a pizza and the mobile bar cart to help them settle in tonight, and OH MY GOD. They have the best deck in Tigard. We sat on the deck and drank a bottle of whisky and some beers, and smoked some cigars and talked.<\/p>\n

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We did not manage to do any unpacking. Uh. Oops. But we did get the bottle finished, so that counts as an accomplishment, right?<\/p>\n

We also watched the moon rise and go from the East almost all the way to the West. Watching the moon is surely important.<\/p>\n

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Good times.<\/p>\n

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Looking forward to more of those good times.<\/p>\n

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Welcome to the neighborhood, Ginger and Stuff,<\/p>\n

We love you.<\/p>\n

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Unpack before the Virginia game. We are SO having the away tailgater at your house!!!<\/p>\n

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