When Lorena and I first got married, we moved to Boynton Beach, Florida. We lived there for about three years. Another recently married couple moved there from Puerto Rico about the same time as us. The wife’s name was Vanesa. Her husband and I both worked as engineers Motorola, just down the street from the apartments where we lived. One day, Vanesa’s husband came over to our apartment and told me he noticed that I had gotten driving lessons for Lorena to help her get her drivers license here in the states. He wanted to do the same for Vanesa, so the two of them started taking driving lessons together. They have been fast friends ever since.
Lorena and Vanesa never had any contact with each other after we moved back to Oregon other than on the telephone, but were pretty faithful in staying in touch a couple of times per year. In the meantime, Vanesa’s husband got a job in Seattle so they are considering moving the whole family up their from their current home in Texas. It just turned out that Vanesa and her kids were visiting Seattle at the same time Lorena was helping Kelly move into her apartment as she gets ready to start school at University of Washington.
The upshot is that they were able to get together for the first time in over 18 years. You can see the both of them are just as cute as ever. The took up right where they left off. Vanesa has an amazing family with very accomplished children. I got to talk to her on the phone for a few minutes and STILL love her beautiful Puerto Rican (in Spanish) accent! We hope to be able to see themall more often now.
Betty Blonde #139 – 01/27/2009
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