Dates and Cakes has been on hiatus in efforts to recover, rejuvenate, and recalculate the route for my next journey. I always seem to do the best when my hands, mind, and humor are fully engaged.
But, most of all..... The greatest defense on your heart is your best friendI've dedicated over 120 posts to bums, scrubs, and wanna-be's, but not ONE to this beautiful babe named Lauren. She's the strongest millennial I've EVER known, she's stunningly beautiful, is hil-ar-ious, gets me (big deal- HUGE), and has a colossal heart that is so loving that is almost to a fault, since most the time, she just takes the love that is left over. She works two jobs, raises two kitty cats (and they dance, dance, dance; they dance, dance, dance!), a boyfriend, and a grieving mother that she offers more support than ANY maternal relationship I've ever seen or read about. Freud would be shocked! She advocates for me with all of my dreams, even if they negatively affect her. EXAMPLE: Me pursuing my dream to live by the beach, she threw the most confetti even if that meant our weekly interactions of cackling next to each other until we fall asleep after making a drunken grilled cheese, would be reduced to screen-time. She supported me and could not be more encouraging to my growth and need for exploration. She defends me and is constantly reminding me of my worth and not to settle. This is quite a challenge for me, so she certainly has her work cut out for her. Even from 1,128 miles (damn, we're devout) away, she still has this effect when one of the guys in my mix is... well, questionable, for lack of a better word.She is one of the only devoted readers of my blog and is respectful of my choices, even if she sees they are headed for disaster. She's along for the ride and grieves with me when the result is combustion. This is just ONE instance of her going to bat for me without mercy for anyone trying to throw stones in my direction:Stephanie is one of the most independent people I’ve ever known and she didn’t NEED anyone or anything. She travels the country herself; She doesn’t need some man trying to do all of it for her. Did I mention she's a licensed counselor? |
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