Opening Song: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Theme Song
I've been waiting for this day to come for SO LONG... and it finally did. As report cards were distributed, I got to see one of my closest childhood friends, Sara, in Administrative Homeroom (since we always used to be next to each other in the yearbook).
Although we were really close in elementary school, we both grew up and were put in different classes and categories. I could never quite let go of her, so I've been secretly checking up on her, secretly congratulating her for all the good stuff she does AND to my surprise, she has been doing the SAME THING!
I never thought she was still holding on to our golden relationship but she is and that made me so happy and relieved. She even brought up the old Power Rangers club we had back in elementary school, a memory that has lived in me for twelve years.
Whatever happened to the Power Rangers? I was the Black Ranger (Zach); Sara was the Yellow Ranger (Trini); Joe was the Blue Ranger (Billy); and Tiffany was the Pink Ranger (Kimberly). Sara even gave me a new memory; apparently, our MMPR club was shut down because the TV show was considered "too violent." Hah.
I felt the greatest feeling in the world, knowing that Sara has been doing well and hasn't lost her ambition. I remember, as a kid, she wanted to cure cancer because she lost a family member to the disease. Now, she's studying to become a physical therapist. And like me, she's on the Yearbook staff and is really interested in writing for the newspaper and the literary magazine.
What else happened today? Oh yeah, during lunch, Shannon, Penguin, Chelsey, Rice Lady and I concocted a twisted fairy tale surrounding our imaginary family. It tells the story of Penguin's birthday trip to Las Vegas gone wrong. She ends up getting drunk and ordering a male stripper for her hotel room; however, she feels she can do a better job, hops on top of the coffee table and dances until she passes out on the floor. Of course, it wouldn't be a trip to Vegas without a wedding. Chelsey gives Amy away to Puppy, but since Puppy doesn't know what he's doing, Shannon has to throw a ball at the altar so he'll run there. The stripper (me) rips off his studded dog collar, replaces it with a priest's white collar, and conducts the ceremony. Carolyn (Rice Lady) will throw Uncle Ben's rice at the happy couple. In the end, the priest yells "Hallelujah!" and throws his robe off as everyone gasps and the camera cuts to black.
What did I learn? I learned, once again, how great it feels to reconnect with an old friend and know, for sure, that they are destined for greatness. This was the case with both Adrienne (still my #1 best) and Joe (aka The Blue Ranger). I also realized that some of my best friends belong in an asylum. For real.
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