Weekend Part I: Get In Loser, We're Going Shopping

I hadn't seen Sam in what felt like forever so we made plans to spend Saturday together. We didn't really have a destination. We just kind of went along for the ride and went where the day took us. It first took us to Drunken Monkey which is this cute coffee shop. I go there for the sparkling Apple Juice though. I bought 3. One to drink and two to bring home and drink later. SO GOOD. Sam got a coffee and we both nibbled on various crumb cakes. As we were leaving I did my best 90s-wall-pose next to a colorful wall of art. We were just joking around but I actually really love the photo. I love it so much it will be the cover to my untitled debut album. It will just be the audio book of my blog. Ha! I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm going to stop right now.

Anyway...

Then I had this idea. Well wait a second. I've actually had this idea for years but Saturday it finally came to fruition. I thought it would be silly/cute/fun/awesome/symbolic for us (SAMantha & ASHley) to pose in front of the Sam & Ash music store. AND IT WAS. We first went inside hoping for some giant 'Sam & Ash' sign that a store clerk could snap our photo in from of but they didn't really have anything. We made friends with Jordy and chatted about our little plan. He suggested we stand next to this hashtag sign so we did. It didn't have quite the effect I was going for. Thanks anyway Jordy! So we went outside and took a selfie with the sign in the background like a bunch of nerds! But I mean, we had to. HAD TO. The sign was practically begging us. 

Backstory: Ok there's the obvious - BFFs since 1990 & our names are on a giant store sign. Totally cool! But then there's the little story of the first time Dustin and I were going to meet as told in this post. The short and short of it is Dustin and Pat came to Orlando and I was going to meet them but fell asleep like an idiot. Well, Dustin and I ended up meeting a couple weeks later and the rest is history. And then a few years after that Sam and Pat met and yeah it's all very much like a romantic comedy. Can someone write a script based off of this story? All I ask is Sam and I get to walk the red carpet with Tom Hiddleston at the premiere. Totally fair!

We stopped by Dear Prudence and then ate some lunch. I then got to introduce Sam to SamFlax. I don't know what was with all the Sam stores but it just so happens anything named Sam is awesome. I think it's just a rule of the universe. We walked slowly around the entire place because there's just so much to freak out over. On the way to Blue Bonnet we stopped by our elementary school. I swear that school has hardly changed at all. We were just going to take a photo in front of it but then we started walking the halls like we used to. So many memories came flooding back. I  remember playing "Saved By The Bell" in the auditorium when it was empty and rollerblading through the halls together. I remember exactly which classrooms I spent the most time in and where my post was during my patrol days. It was just really fun being there again. The place where we really started to grow into who we are. The place where our friendship began all those years ago. Talk about full circle.

circa 1993/1994ish

We walked into Blue Bonnet at the perfect time - right in the middle of a puppy party which was fantastic. We just hung out and watched Elaine and Frankie play with each other. It was the cutest! It was hard for us to leave but we had to move on. Some jackass was parked right behind Sam and it was hard for her to tell if she was about to hit them or not so I got out of the car and directed her. Right as I was about to open her door she said "Get in loser, we're going shopping." And it was just so perfect that we both died laughing. We walked up and down Edgewater and stopped in a few more shops before going back to her place. It was such a fun day of nothing and everything, giggles and heart to hearts.