As I've mentioned previously, I am a bit of a klutz...and by a bit, I mean, I have been known to fall over when I was just standing there simply from shifting my weight from one foot to another (True story...happened when I was in high school). No matter where I have ended up in life, this particular characteristic becomes apparent quickly to the people who I get to know. The phrase "pulling a Nissa" was born (I'm not sure who said it first, but I even use it now), and because I learned to laugh at myself a LONG, LONG time ago, it usually doesn't bother me when I have one of these moments.
"Pulling a Nissa" can take many forms, however, and one of them reared its ugly head this week more than once...
To give you some background: When I was a junior in high school, I started going to lunch every day with two of my friends from choir who were in choir with me--Janet and Jackie. These two precious Christian girls started to notice that at least once a week, we had to make a mad dash to my house (thankfully, my family lived only a couple of blocks from AHS) so that I could change shirts, because I managed to drip something down my front. They teased me about it, and it became one of our inside jokes. Every year at choir banquet, we had a senior will. This was a time for the seniors to get up and give a gift to the underclassmen. Most of them were silly and fun. So of course, along with two other classic "Nissa moments" they shared with me, Janet and Jackie willed me a BIB!
Now, that was almost 14 years ago, so you'd think that I would have outgrown it, but no!
Since moving to Hereford, I have started to make some really great friends. One of them is Briar. Briar is one of my favorite people to spend time with, because we always spend so much of that time laughing. She is very funny (sometimes unintentionally!) and it is just always a blessing to be around her. She's also become the friend that I can send random texts to...even silly texts...and she will laugh and send me something funny back!
Briar and I went to lunch awhile back, and I managed to drip something down my front. We had a good laugh about it, and I mentioned that I did that quite often. She sent me a funny ecard that had to do with it later on.
Then this past Wednesday I was sitting next to her at dinner. We were sitting at a full table with some of our friends, and I managed to do it again...but no one saw me...well, almost no one! Out of the corner of my eye, I notice Briar begin to TRY not to crack up...unsuccessfully! :-)
I think that's what I like the most about having good friends...They get to know you...the real you, quirks and all...and can laugh and joke with you...but also love you for those same quirks!
On a related note, I pulled another Nissa this morning right before giving the announcements! I was trying to adjust the pulpit microphone and managed to get it to slip right out of the stand and onto the floor! Luckily it was during the welcome, so most of our church family missed it! Everyone on stage noticed, and were there to lovingly rib me about it! :-)
Like I said...I love having friends like these!
