All Smiles
Today was a good day. I slept for 12 hours for no apparent reason. Maybe that sore throat yesterday was a touch of sickness. Hopefully I knocked it out. I laid on the couch in pjs til dinner which was nice since it was raining out. After dinner Ken called saying he was back on the east side and wanted to eat. So I met him for a bit...always fun to sit and talk with him. Decided we definitely need to hang out more. <3 ya Ken!
When I got home I was just sitting around watching some tube and messing with my web design files for class. I noticed that my fav person on the planet, Mr. Joseph Sopkowicz, who just recently got a facebook, was online. Of course I had to attempt to talk to him. He didn't respond right away so I went about my business. Later I noticed he did respond and I got all excited. Then I got sad b/c it was an hour prior but I responded none the less. A bit later he popped up. HAPPY DAY, HAPPY DAY! I instantly turned into a giddy schoolgirl.
For those who don't know, Joe was my boss when I interned at the Wayne County Medical Examiner back in college. It was my favorite job ever and I learned a ton from him. Aside from inspiring me and kicking my ass into gear I discovered back then that he was most definitely the coolest guy on earth. We tried to stay in touch here and there throughout the years but he's a pretty solitary guy so eventually I stopped seeing him/talking with him. I'd drop him a line here and there but nothing ever came of it. I think I got discouraged and didn't want to bother him so I gave up. Needless to say, life is just not the same without him in it, even partially.
When I worked at the ME, I did so with my best friend Jess. When I went to visit her in Chicago a few months ago she had told me she had a surprise for me. I closed my eyes and lifted my arms as instructed. At said point she put a t-shirt on me. When I opened my eyes I squealed. It was a medical examiner shirt. I'd wanted one forever. Not only was it an ME shirt but it was JOE'S shirt. She had gotten it from him on a trip home to give to me. Jess knows that I at one time had a pretty severe mini crush on Joe. She said she made sure he didn't wash it...just for me. Haha. (It was just in his drawer not all sweaty and gross)This is why I love my best friend to death! So I've had this shirt and been wearing it since and every few days I think of Joe and how much I missed him. When I got his friend request on Facebook I was excited but tried not to get my hopes up that he'd come back into my life. When he responded tonight I couldn't help but be ecstatic. Seriously...this man is bad ass, ultra cool in the way only a forensic photographer from southwest detroit can be!
We chatted for about an hour. He's the same Joe as always and I love him for that. Fiercely passionate and boyishly funny. Absolutely charming. We caught up a bit on the happenings as of late. It was so good to talk to him, couldn't have been a more perfect time in my life then right now. I suggested we go out soon for dinner like old days and to my surprise rather then excuses I got a "cool, sounds fun." Haha LOVE IT! Need to get Jess back in town to do it up like old days. The 3 of us at Armando's. Its so crazy...been 3 years since I've spoken to him yet I can immediately snap back into that friendship. It made me so happy....I mean I was beaming with smiles for a good hour after. Even now I can't help but grin. Can't explain how perfect the timing is or why its such a big deal but it is. I haven't gone to bed smiling ear to ear in a long time. Seems as though maybe, just maybe this event could mark a shift in how life has been going. A shift for the better. One can only hope. At the very least I'm happy today and I love me some Dr. Sopkowicz! Infinitely happy to have my Columbo back.
When I got home I was just sitting around watching some tube and messing with my web design files for class. I noticed that my fav person on the planet, Mr. Joseph Sopkowicz, who just recently got a facebook, was online. Of course I had to attempt to talk to him. He didn't respond right away so I went about my business. Later I noticed he did respond and I got all excited. Then I got sad b/c it was an hour prior but I responded none the less. A bit later he popped up. HAPPY DAY, HAPPY DAY! I instantly turned into a giddy schoolgirl.
For those who don't know, Joe was my boss when I interned at the Wayne County Medical Examiner back in college. It was my favorite job ever and I learned a ton from him. Aside from inspiring me and kicking my ass into gear I discovered back then that he was most definitely the coolest guy on earth. We tried to stay in touch here and there throughout the years but he's a pretty solitary guy so eventually I stopped seeing him/talking with him. I'd drop him a line here and there but nothing ever came of it. I think I got discouraged and didn't want to bother him so I gave up. Needless to say, life is just not the same without him in it, even partially.
When I worked at the ME, I did so with my best friend Jess. When I went to visit her in Chicago a few months ago she had told me she had a surprise for me. I closed my eyes and lifted my arms as instructed. At said point she put a t-shirt on me. When I opened my eyes I squealed. It was a medical examiner shirt. I'd wanted one forever. Not only was it an ME shirt but it was JOE'S shirt. She had gotten it from him on a trip home to give to me. Jess knows that I at one time had a pretty severe mini crush on Joe. She said she made sure he didn't wash it...just for me. Haha. (It was just in his drawer not all sweaty and gross)This is why I love my best friend to death! So I've had this shirt and been wearing it since and every few days I think of Joe and how much I missed him. When I got his friend request on Facebook I was excited but tried not to get my hopes up that he'd come back into my life. When he responded tonight I couldn't help but be ecstatic. Seriously...this man is bad ass, ultra cool in the way only a forensic photographer from southwest detroit can be!
We chatted for about an hour. He's the same Joe as always and I love him for that. Fiercely passionate and boyishly funny. Absolutely charming. We caught up a bit on the happenings as of late. It was so good to talk to him, couldn't have been a more perfect time in my life then right now. I suggested we go out soon for dinner like old days and to my surprise rather then excuses I got a "cool, sounds fun." Haha LOVE IT! Need to get Jess back in town to do it up like old days. The 3 of us at Armando's. Its so crazy...been 3 years since I've spoken to him yet I can immediately snap back into that friendship. It made me so happy....I mean I was beaming with smiles for a good hour after. Even now I can't help but grin. Can't explain how perfect the timing is or why its such a big deal but it is. I haven't gone to bed smiling ear to ear in a long time. Seems as though maybe, just maybe this event could mark a shift in how life has been going. A shift for the better. One can only hope. At the very least I'm happy today and I love me some Dr. Sopkowicz! Infinitely happy to have my Columbo back.