Stream of Consciousness – week 30 #SOCWeekend #blogging #freewriting
I’m LATE in writing this today! Many times I post on Friday night. Last night we were celebrating my friend Carol’s last day at the newspaper. She leaves this next week for another newspaper in Cincinnati. (A huge, wonderful opportunity for her.)
So instead of writing, I had a good time with former colleagues and friends. Lots of friends. Tonight will be more of that – celebrating Carol with fun friends.
I’m going to miss my friend, but we’ve promised each other that we’ll visit. I’m already planning to run a race in Cincinnati and we need to plan the perfect Asheville race for her to come back for. (Nothing too hilly and torturous.)
I fear my son will miss Carol the most. When he names objects for family members, he mentions her as if she’s a sister or another parent. He thinks the world of her.
We’ve been friends for more than 7 years. It’s hard to believe that it’s been that long since she stepped into the newsroom. We were both so young. (And she’s a lot younger than me!)
I also think it’s funny that I’m able to write for several minutes about her. 🙂 And in true Carol & Jaime fashion, we couldn’t figure out the photo booth last night and ended up with 6 copies of our photo strips.
We’ll use them as bookmarks. They’re pretty hilarious.
And on that note, I’m wondering why she doesn’t have her own category/tag on my blog. I think she deserves one.
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Welcome back to another week of Stream of Consciousness Saturday. This is the time where I spend 5 minutes free writing. I usually post this for Saturday morning, but sometimes that just doesn’t happen. It’s totally fine.
Want to participate? The rules….
1. Set a timer for five minutes. (Or keep tabs with your computer’s clock.)
2. Write freely. Any topic. Whatever is on your mind. It doesn’t even have to be completely cohesive.
3. Tag on social media with #SOCSaturday or #SOCSunday and link up below. You have all day Saturday and Sunday to join the link up. It closes Monday morning.
4. Click around and give some comment/blog love.
Sometimes a person you meet by chance is the one that you will connect with the quickest and that connection will last the longest. Somehow I have the feeling that the two of you will be in constant touch–and even if you aren’t–it will seem as if it was just yesterday when you do see each other again!
This sounds like it would be fun. I might participate tomorrow but definitely not today lol. I am having a hard time writing out important stuff I can’t imagine what would come out if it was free writing.
Nooooo! I had no idea she was moving! I am so sorry. What a loss to Asheville. She’s truly one-of-a-kind. 🙁 I know you and all the McKees will be so sad.
Aw- special friends like that are so awesome and rare. Enjoy your weekend celebrating!
Carol sounds like an amazing person and you definitely have to plan that race so you can see each other very soon. You should take your son along with you. I’m sure he’ll enjoy it.
It’s hard to have a friend move away. The pictures will always bring a smile to your face.
I love photo booths. Always a lot of fun and the memories can’t be beat!
love the photo booth pics!!
i use my airline ticket to maui as my bookmark. reading is very much a vacation for me!!