***Yesterday morning was my weekly weigh in, and I was down 3.2 pounds last week! That puts me down 11.8 pounds for the month, and 13.11% of the way to my goal! WAHOOO!!***
Today I have a fun guest here on the blog - one of my very best friends in the world, Jencie.
Jencie and her oldest, Mya. If you've read the blog for awhile, you've met Mya here and here.
Jencie loving on baby Sawyer.
I met Jencie in January 1999 when we both joined the same sorority. I talked about her over here when Tam interviewed the Crafting With The Stars contestants. She's been a constant, amazing force in my adult life, and I love her to pieces. Everyone should be so lucky to have a friend like Jence. She is brave - she and her family just moved across the country to California in search of the life they've imagined for their family. She is amazingly artistic, and has her own photography business. You can check out her photos here - they're fantastic.
She's married to this guy.
I know, right?!?! Wait, I'M talking about the quality of the photo, what are YOU looking at? ;)
And they have these kids.
So, yes, they are absolutely the most beautiful family you'll ever meet, inside and out.
Jencie agreed to pop in and tell the story behind the name Fat Girl in a Little Coat.
So here she is!
I met Jencie in January 1999 when we both joined the same sorority. I talked about her over here when Tam interviewed the Crafting With The Stars contestants. She's been a constant, amazing force in my adult life, and I love her to pieces. Everyone should be so lucky to have a friend like Jence. She is brave - she and her family just moved across the country to California in search of the life they've imagined for their family. She is amazingly artistic, and has her own photography business. You can check out her photos here - they're fantastic.
She's married to this guy.
And they have these kids.
So, yes, they are absolutely the most beautiful family you'll ever meet, inside and out.
Jencie agreed to pop in and tell the story behind the name Fat Girl in a Little Coat.
So here she is!
I
will never forget the night I heard that little sentence and what I saw
just after, nor will I ever forget how much fun it is to laugh with one
of my best, college-friends, Emily.
When I look back on my fuzzy memory of the college version of us, all I can do is shake my head and giggle. My head is flooded with a laundry list of funny things that Emily did, and as a result, my gut-busting laughter.
Something you should know about Emily and me is that we are complete opposites, in just about every way. Here’s a short list: She’s tall, I’m not, she has a waterfall of beautiful hair, mine is almost always short, she wears her confidence on her sleeve and I fight to keep mine in existence, she is a natural academic and I couldn’t be further from studious, she is actually crafty and I pay her to make things for me (wish I could do that more often!)
What we do have in common is that we don’t sleep very much, we always procrastinate, and we love to laugh.
Let me paint a picture for you:
Its finals, and time is of the essence when it comes to cramming for the test. Emily and I, and some other friends, created a sorority within a sorority called Alpha Nu Lamda (All Night Long) because we were all depriving ourselves of sleep in the name of “studying”. Most of the group were successful in their studies, Emily and I were successful in having as much fun as we could.
During one cram-session of fun we found ourselves in the computer room of our sorority house. My memory is blurry but I feel like we were playing dress-up in the lost and found. My back was to Emily and when she said, “Hey Jence!” I spun on my heel to see her in someone (a very small someone) else’s coat. Emily bent over ever so slightly and did her best Tommy Boy impersonation, “Fat Em in a little coooaaat.”
It still makes me laugh to this day, like my eyes are watering as I type this. I hope all of you have a friend that evokes such memories of silliness.
The significance of this “little coat” has now been a marker in Emily’s quest for a healthier lifestyle. I couldn’t be more proud to have a friend who can laugh at herself while also taking her health very seriously. I have a vision of her reaching her weight loss goal, sewing herself a purple trench coat, and cinching the waist every so tightly. And when she looks at herself in the mirror, I hope she hears my voice saying, “Skinny Em in a purple coaaat!”
Then we’ll skype and drink champagne while the six kids between us make messes and noise at our feet.....deal?
When I look back on my fuzzy memory of the college version of us, all I can do is shake my head and giggle. My head is flooded with a laundry list of funny things that Emily did, and as a result, my gut-busting laughter.
Something you should know about Emily and me is that we are complete opposites, in just about every way. Here’s a short list: She’s tall, I’m not, she has a waterfall of beautiful hair, mine is almost always short, she wears her confidence on her sleeve and I fight to keep mine in existence, she is a natural academic and I couldn’t be further from studious, she is actually crafty and I pay her to make things for me (wish I could do that more often!)
What we do have in common is that we don’t sleep very much, we always procrastinate, and we love to laugh.
Let me paint a picture for you:
Its finals, and time is of the essence when it comes to cramming for the test. Emily and I, and some other friends, created a sorority within a sorority called Alpha Nu Lamda (All Night Long) because we were all depriving ourselves of sleep in the name of “studying”. Most of the group were successful in their studies, Emily and I were successful in having as much fun as we could.
During one cram-session of fun we found ourselves in the computer room of our sorority house. My memory is blurry but I feel like we were playing dress-up in the lost and found. My back was to Emily and when she said, “Hey Jence!” I spun on my heel to see her in someone (a very small someone) else’s coat. Emily bent over ever so slightly and did her best Tommy Boy impersonation, “Fat Em in a little coooaaat.”
It still makes me laugh to this day, like my eyes are watering as I type this. I hope all of you have a friend that evokes such memories of silliness.
The significance of this “little coat” has now been a marker in Emily’s quest for a healthier lifestyle. I couldn’t be more proud to have a friend who can laugh at herself while also taking her health very seriously. I have a vision of her reaching her weight loss goal, sewing herself a purple trench coat, and cinching the waist every so tightly. And when she looks at herself in the mirror, I hope she hears my voice saying, “Skinny Em in a purple coaaat!”
Then we’ll skype and drink champagne while the six kids between us make messes and noise at our feet.....deal?
DEAL! Thanks for taking the time to share this memory, Jencie! :)
Awesome story! And I do hope Emily makes a purple trench. :)
ReplyDeleteLove this post! We want pictures of this purple coat!
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All I can say is that is one unbelievably attractive family...I mean, like they were picked from central casting, are you sure they're not just one of the 'wallet families' whose pictures come in a new wallet or picture frame? I'm serious.
ReplyDeleteGreat story! This totally reminds me of one of my friends who was my partner in silliness in college and we often found ourselves catching up on movies during finals. Our hands-down favorite was "Tommy Boy" :-D
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