It's magical to know my friend Noemi is always there, but I have been very neglectful lately, and I need to say, "Hey, Little Miss Doo Doo Curl! I miss you!!" For the short time we're here on this spinning sphere, we encounter thousands and thousands of people, ending up tied in love and trust and respect with a relative few. Most of those relationships are by default, we're simply born into them, and we call those "family." But sometimes the planets line up and strange occurrences take place which change people forever, and my random and unbelievable encounter with Noemi literally changed my life and helped shape me into who I am today. What are the chances of meeting an adorable, dimple-cheeked, curly-headed Spanish girl in the blazing, dog-days-of-summer, MS sun, in the bleachers of the football field, during a bomb threat the first day of your senior year of high school, which happens to be situated in a tiny town barely on the map?! Fairly low, I'm certain. From the moment I met her, I was fascinated by her new and amazing perspective on everything, turning the stale and bland into fresh and delicious! Never one to shy away from a discussion of any kind, always with an opinion, an intelligent opinion none the less, she and I turned over every rock with our words. Noemi taught me, an unexposed, sheltered girl from MS, the simplest, but most important lesson of my life: there is a world out there that I've never seen! There are people out there living their lives, and I must witness it! That summer I visited her world for the first time, and I fell in love with Spain immediately. She wasn't the only opinionated Spaniard, I found that out pretty quickly, and her family treated me as if I was one of them. Through the years, as life rolled along and I rode its waves, we maintained our friendship, seeing each other every now and again. But for the past 3 years I've been lucky enough to spend some time there with her and her family, and even though we don't look quite the same as we did back in 1992 when we met, we still have our bond. Noemi is easily one of the most interesting people I know, a melting pot on her own, having lived and studied in many countries and speaking many languages, with an opinion on everything, a keen observation ready at all times. She has shown me many beautiful and perfect places that I would have never seen without her, and she has been there for me when others closer to me have not. Because I have only a small window of time to call her (appropriate time!,) it seems I just can't make it line up lately! But tonight when I saw on perezhilton a music video of Willy Nelson and a new country singer from Norway, of all places, I had a rush of emotion come over me, and I missed my friend. She loves country music better than any American I know, and this Norwegian guy, cowboy hat on his head while singing a duet with Willy Nelson, reminded me of her uniqueness and ability to make me smile, which reminded me what friendship is really about. At least 5,000 miles separate us, but when I close my eyes she's right here, right where I need her.Here is the link to that music video- it is beautiful, the guy sings like an angel, check it out:
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