Changes

Changes
Life has a way of making you adjust even when you don’t want to. Even when you have one plan in mind, life may have something else for you. I recently found myself falling victim to life. I’m not sure if I want to call it falling victim, but it sure wasn’t in my plan.
Recently my brother came home to visit me for the fourth of July holiday. Since I hadn’t seen him in a couple of years I was really excited. He’s in the Navy so he’s been overseas for a while. When he got in, I couldn’t wait to just hang out like we used to do and chill with friends.
Well life had a totally different plan. On the morning of the fourth he ended up going to the ER because he had been complaining of a sore throat. Neither one of us thought nothing of it. So I stayed at the house with my nephew while he went to get a prescription for some antibiotics, at least that was the plan. Turns out, there was something more than that going on. We later found out that there was a cancerous tumor on his tongue. And would need to go back home for treatment.
But while he was here he asked me to call one of his friends and let him know what was going on.
Being the good sister I am, I did. Especially since his wife isn’t fond of informing people about what is going on. He also had me call his command and let them know too.
After he got back home, he ended up back in the hospital. And Lord knows his wife wasn’t going to call and tell me. She and I don’t exactly get along. So he had his friend call and update me on his condition. After a couple of conversations, we started to shoot the breeze. Then those calls turned into something completely different.
I never though I would come across someone as quick witted as I am. Someone who could hold their own against my sharp tongue, but he has managed to keep up and even get me to shut my mouth a few times. I don’t even talk on the phone as much as I have to him. Normally unless I’m talking to my niece I’m off the phone in twenty minutes. The other day we were on the phone for two hours.
The part that is really tripping me out is that I find myself looking forward to the phone calls and text messages. And I can’t wait to meet him this Friday. I’m hoping that he is as much fun in person. The odd thing to me is that I had it in my head that I would be alone. I didn’t want to be bothered with anyone really. I was cool with occasionally talking to someone on the phone for about ten minutes then finding a reason to get off the phone. Thanks to one bad relationship that lasted for what seemed like forever, I just was at the point of I’m cool on relationships.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that this will turn into a relationship, but this has been fun. It’s just crazy that I had to find a new friend in a different city and state. It does help his case that my brother is friends with him, otherwise I wouldn’t speak to him past the updates. I know my brother won’t allow anyone to just be around that means me no good. Even though he says he’s not in this. I know that he has been saying things to each of us, even though he won’t admit it.
And even if nothing comes of this (not saying that I want something to come from this), I will at least have some new material for my blogs for the next week or so. I just have to get someplace to get a good enough connection to post them.