"You Too?"

One thing that I do enjoy collecting is good quotes. I heard one a long time ago (I think it was by C.S. Lewis) that has really stuck in my head. It went something along the lines of..."True friendship begins with the words, 'You too? I thought I was the only one.'" While there are certainly exceptions to this rule (which would be covered by "opposites attract" or some other sort of cliche), I really tend to agree with Lewis, if he is in fact the origin of that quote. Uniqueness is nice, but it is a relief, at least to me, to discover some quirky trait of my own in someone else. I think, "Maybe I don't need to be in therapy after all."

For example, every time we would look at a house, I would ask about the street address. If it was a nice-sounding name, one that would look beautiful in the top left corner of an envelope (or even better, in the middle!), I was much more favorably inclined toward the house. But if it was something ugly, non-poetic, corny or a highway number, I would keep my eyes out for flaws to serve as a basis for my rejection of the house. For example, there are streets near my current home called "Hubby" and "Ethel." Gross! My brother-and sister-in-law lived near a street called "Mackerel." It grates on the ears! I assumed that this was only evidence of my shallow and picky nature. Then I met Teresa, and found out that I was not alone.

I thought I was the only one whose heart went pitter-pat when I saw magazines like "Real Simple" and "1001 Ways to Organize Your House"...then I met Karen, and now we chat about different ways to organize paid bills over coffee.

These are two of my very recent experiences with "You too?" I have more, at least about 10 for each of my most special friends, including my husband and my mom. I love friends!