Once upon a time there were two, white-haired, little girls. One was named Syndi Le and the other Laura Leigh. They modeled big ugly dresses together, they climbed trees together, and they played on the monkey bars together.
One day, when they were only in second grade, adults, jobs…life, separated the white-haired girls. At first they sent cards on the holidays and letters to each other, but as the years passed, they lost contact with each other. Randomly they would think fondly of the days of their youth and wonder what the other was up to, but due to subsequent moves they were unable to contact each other.
Years later, Laura packed her bags and set off for college. Anyone that has ever gone away to college probably remembers move-in day of their freshman year, but this move-in was extra special for Laura. She was filled with excitement and wonder as all of the others seemed to be, but also with uncertainty and fear. It was her first time being on her own and even though she was extremely loud, most would say to the point of annoying, she was still nervous.
As Laura hurridely unpacked her belongings, she made a quick pit stop in the bathroom of Offenhauer West Floor 6. Upon leaving the restroom she took a double take. It HAD to be her! It HAD to be Syndi Le Cline, she just knew it! She was practically jumping with excitement when she returned to her room to tell her roommate that her childhood best friend was attending the same college!
That evening, everyone on Floor 6 of the dorm met in the community area to meet the resident advisor and participate in a couple ice breakers to meet the people that would be living on the same floor, watching television together, yelling at each other to hurry up and finish showering because they had parties to attend!
The young girls all sat in a circle and nervously waited until it was their turn to speak. As mentioned earlier in this story, Laura was rather obnoxious and rather loud. When it was finally her turn to talk she looked at the rest of her floormates, introduced herself and then blurted out "AND YOU ARE SYNDI CLINE!" Syndi was not loud or obnoxious, but was probably severly embarrased to have all eyes on her when it wasn't even her turn to speak!
The two girls couldn't wait until the meeting was over so that they could exchange stories of how they selected BGSU, how their families were doing, what sports they liked, etc.
I doubt that either of them imagined that once again, years and years later, they would be best friends. They would be roommates. They would share clothes, shoes, boyfriends, shampoo, ramon noodles, unforgettable car rides skidding through stops. Together, they would watch "That 70's Show" with friends, they would skip class, they would fight over who had to place a to go order to Myles Pizza for 8 salads for a housefull of wild women! They set off on many adventures to places like Siesta Keys and Panama City...sometimes it was even an adventure walking to the gas station with these two crazy ladies! They would argue about who had enough gas to get them to the Crack Shack, who was going to buy the bread that they needed to eat that week, who was going to tell Tammy that it was her turn to clean the bathroom, but no matter how big or small the argument was, they made it through as friends.
Laura now has to dye her hair to get anywhere close to the white hair of her youth and Syndi doesn't wear her coke-bottle glasses of her youth anymore, but they have made it a point to be best friends forever! Life has once again put miles on the map between them, but they call each other frequently, they make time to visit whenever possible and the memories of their youth will be treasured in their hearts forever.
Soon, Laura and Tammy will eagerly board a plane in anticipation of a new stage of life for thier dear friend, Syndi. This weekend Syndi will marry Shawn: the only man that is patient enough to know when to push and when to give her some space, who believed in her enough to wait for her to finally say yes after repeated denials to his invitations to dinner, who no longer has to beg of her to shave his neck as this is simply what is expected of a wife.
As the author and a main character of this story, I could not be more happy for my beautiful, amazing friend. I am positive she will look stunning and I can not wait to share her special occasion with her. Wishing Syndi and Shawn a life full of love and happiness. Love, Laura Leigh
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