I’m so excited! My friend is getting married Next Sunday June 1, 2008. I’m so happy for her.
I met LaSonja about 13 years ago. We lived in a 4 family flat. When they fixed up the apartment in the basement * which was better than the others* she moved in. That was during the time when all my friends would come over and we’d play cards till the wee hours on the morning, drinking, talking, laughing, and eating. She was the kinda person who mind her own business, she had the cutest little 2 gurls you would ever see. I was the one who had the music playing all the time, me and my friends would do all kinds of new hustles for when we go out to the club. She would speak and go back into her apartment.
Making friends with her was hard. Maybe it was because she didn’t want to make friends with a bunch of women. It was something about her that was different. She had the warmest Spirit. She kept her gurls up, and she always had her hair and nails done. One day me and the ladies that lived in the building were sitting on the front porch, when she came out and sat with us because her kids wanted to play outside with our kids. We all started talking and laughing. We would sit on the porch all day after work and let our kids play together. We would be going through problems with our kids dad, and that was another thing that bought us all close. We were all young experiencing the same things.
In the winter months we would watch each other kids while we’d run errands to keep from dragging the other kids along. When we had to walk to the grocery store, one stayed home to watch our kids. There were so so so many times when food was low, we would all come together and eat. We would put our money together and cook us up a good meal. None of us had a car back then. lol We were young and making it the best way we can. We always respected each other, and NOT ONCE did any of us have a fallen out. We were all very tight, and our kids loved each other. I will never forget those times.
LaSonja was the first one to move out of the building. We were sad because we would miss the closeness we all had. But she only moved one block over into a home and it was nice, very nice. We all helped her move in and we would visit her whenever we could. As time went on, I moved back in with my parents for 2 years, it was very hard to find a place to move once the landlord had went up on our rent. After a while we all lost contact.
Several years ago, Sonja came into Walmart, we were so happy to see each other. Her daughter who wasnt even born yet when I first met La Sonja, was about 10 years old. It was good seeing them all again. I met her fiancee and he seems like he loves her to pieces. That’s when she told me that she had a son for him, and they were getting married. I was just so over joyed. She so deserves it.
I went to her Bridal Shower a few weeks ago, and I forgot to take my camera. She had so, so so many people that showed up. I had a grand time. And she asked me to sit at her table with her 2 new Sister N Laws.
When I see how God has bought us all from where we use to be, my soul says Thank you Jesus. To know the struggles of a friend, and to see her about to marry her best friend, her soul mate, makes me wanna cry. I’m happy when others are happy. I cry when others cry. God is in the area, he is in the area of my friends being blessed, you cant be anything but happy for them. I know my time will come too.
LaSonja this is your week boo! I love you gurl, and I cant wait to see you on Sunday. * Congratulations*
Lacrease
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