Good Times, Great Oldies

Imma bout to get all sentimental up in here. It’s just that I listened to an old podcast of the Gratie McClock Radio Hour the other night. 2 of the best friends a gal could ask for, Katie Brock and Grace McClellan had their own radio show in college. They had a contest promising that whoever could prove they were their biggest fan would be a guest on their show. Of course I accepted the challenge and wrote them a song. I hope to God that song can only be accessible through a strong Government agency or only on that particular podcast which I will not be sharing with anyone. Being the only entry into the contest (and because I re-did a Beatles song) I won and got to be a guest on the show. That show was so much fun to be on and now to go back and listen to. Topics that were discussed included: Ktb’s expectations of seminary, the existence of a UniHorse, Brittany’s live trip to Target, the female doctor, and Joe calling in while on the road home to Maryland to go to the Doctor. After listening to all of our goofy ridiculous comments and what we thought drama was, it made me miss all of my Winthrop crew so much. It also blew me away to think about how much has changed since then, since I was a senior in college. Ktb is a REAL pastor, 4 of the 6 Casa-mates are married, 2 friends have a BABY, Brittany is a teacher, I lost my Mom, Grace and Brooke and Maggie and Brandy all moved away (and I still talk to all of them regularly. whaddup!), I got a dog and a Master’s degree, my dog cost me more than my Master’s degree, and Winthrop now has a Starbucks on campus. I couldn’t be more proud of the Nancers, really. Some of us have had (or are having) really hard years since then. Some of us love our jobs, some of us don’t love our jobs. All of us have moved a lot of boxes. But not only did every single one of them help me grow in Jesus, but they made me laugh SO much. In college, God really showed me what it meant to mature, not by the world’s definition of the word, but actually seeking maturity as He defines it. Turns out there’s a gigantic difference. Anyone that ever went to college will say that college was the best years of their life and they talk about all the crazy times they had with their friends. The only difference between me and those everyone else’s is that my college friends actually are the best AND we actually remember all of our crazy times together. So all this is to say, good job on growing up, my dear friends. Let’s keep doing it in style.