So this post is a little
late because I lack the motivation to accomplish basic human tasks like eating
or sleeping at the moment. This,
however, does not diminish the love and appreciation I have for my seat buddy,
Rachel Racecar Roberts. Four score and
four years ago I first met Rachel through the other Rachael, no not that Rachel
the other one.
Rachel is one of those
friends who always makes you feel better about yourself. Why? Because in addition to being a great
armrest, she is comforting to talk to. It
took me a solid four years to figure this out, which is kinda embarrassing, and
I’m sorry Rachel. I underestimated you.
I would love to write something truly poetic such as
images of Rachel frolicking through bucolic meadows all graceful and like. But all that comes to mind is Rachel rampaging
through Disneyland and tripping over logs and sidewalks. Again, I’m sorry Rachel. If you were an animal you would probably be a
raccoon, and before anyone gets offended by this let me explain… Raccoons in my book are actually really
adorable; if my parents would let me I would probably have twenty raccoons
roaming around my house. In the same way,
this world needs about nineteen more Rachels.
She’s kinda shy when you first
meet her, but offer food (in this case gluten free, dairy free, soy free…..
food) and she’ll warm up to you. She
still has the ability to rip off your face if you wrong her, which I can respect. And like that raccoon lurking in the woods
while you camp, she is always there. These
are attributes that I value in a friend and I love her.
In ten years I can see Rachel
in one of three places:
1. At
Disney working as a fairy. Her home is a
shrine to her animation overlord. She refuses
to eat anything that isn’t in the shape of mickey mouse’s head. Her wardrobe consists of princess dresses. Scratch
that, she lives in Cinderella’s castle because she actually is a princess and
deserves to be treated as such.
2. The
CEO of a multibillion dollar company because I feel like she may be kinda quiet
and unassuming but she will actually rule us all one day.
3. A
very successful, superstar, piano playing musician who will still rule us
all.
And now for one
of my personal favorite stories about Rachel… once Rachel had an adverse
reaction to some anesthesia that the doctor gave her. Unfortunately she got very sick as a result
of this, but this is also where we get her interesting nickname. Rachel was fully convinced she was a racecar. If that’s not adorable, then I don’t know
what is.
To conclude, I would like to thank you for having a
last name close to mine. I would also
like to thank you for all the loveliness that you bring to my life. Keep doing you because it will take you to
great places girly. Love ya!
this is sweet
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