Men Men…Man!

(no pause and plays today)

There is a friend I’ve had for a while now and for the purposes of this post we will name him “Music.” Music and I met while I was in college. The funny thing about our meeting is that it wasn’t even me that he met first. He was genuinely interested in one of my close friends and we met and kind of clicked! So while in college Music and I just kind of meshed in many many many ways (ha!). We had a lot in common and learned a lot from one another; at least I like to think so.

However, as things go…college ended and I moved back to NYC and he stayed in Nashville and we were separated. No more late night talks, partying or just laying about. ::insert sad face:: But the great thing about Music is that he and I never let the distance kind of push us apart. As cliché as it sounds, we would go months without talking and someone would call/text and then the updates would just flow.

Fast forward, six years into our friendship (jeez) and like anything else, life got in the way and we went a forever long time  without connecting. Now, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer I really thought about who I would want to tell. Not for the sake of just telling but who did I really care about that I would share something so scary. And surprisingly Music was one of those people I just had to tell.

So as life would have it, I sent him that faithful facebook message and he texted and I confessed about my illness. And magically, the love came oozing through. And while the love never stopped, I can tell that we both reassessed that our friendship needed to be more “dependable” and/or “consistent.” So as the wonderful man he is, he has tried to text and/or call as often as he can.

So the overall reason for this long post is that as I’ve stated I try not to keep a lot of men in my circle of friends. However, there are some men that just need to stick around. As a result, I am so thankful, grateful, ecstatic, amazed and blessed for a wonderful friend that I have in Music. He is my muse!

So readers, recognize that man/men that change your life. They need praise too!

Grateful!

Annie P