How can I put into words how I feel about this individual and her family? She is the most...NO! Thats not gonna work...They have been....NO! Not that either...Man...I can't express how I feel about this family. And I didnt realize until this individual texted me and told me that I hurt her feelings with one of my other blogs just how hard it was to put our relationship into words. This amazing girl and I have been through what no normal people go through in a friendship, plus not to mention she fits into my theme because her and I are in the Navy together. And this is not to say she is more important than anyone else or anyone else is more important that her, its just that her and I have this special bond that I know will never break. I first met this girl in boot camp. We were laundry PO's. We dealt with everyone's dirty, nasty clothes all day long. We got out of beatings by our RDC's because we had to do laundy, but then we would get our asses beat when something was wrong...and there were others that we worked with but it was mainly this girl. We graduated bootcamp and I thought man I am never going to see her again...but one drunken, no wai let me rephrase that...ONE WASTED...night I found her again...er well she found me...and its really sad...I couldnt remember her name at them time, probably because I was completely drunk to the point of no return, but when she walked onto that Liberty boat I WAS SO ECSTATIC!!! From that moment on, we were inseperable. We were liberty buddies for the whole rest of that deployment. Well, that deployment ended and we got back to San Diego, where something VERY tragic happened. My father had come out for Tiger Cruise and 4 days after we pulled into San Diego he had a massive heart attack and passed away. This awesome girl, without even skipping a beat, let one tear fall and then went into "TAKE CARE OF HEATHER MODE" She instantly was like getting shit done and getting people off my back that knew what had happened, she put me in a hotel room so I wouldnt have to stay on board the ship that night, she took me to the airport, she returned my rental car, she just 100% HELPED ME out!!! AND ON TOP OF ALL THAT...the very same day she found out she was going to be a NEW MOM! I'm sorry I have to stop and give KUDOS to her!!! So...quite a few months later this genuinely caring girl gave birth to her son CASH!! And it was the most amazing thing...well i wasnt actually there for the birth but I was there afterward, and even tho she had just given birth she still looked awesome...and lets face it I have seen this girl at her worst...but she just was amazing...well shortly after she gave birth to her son I found out I was going to be a MOM...and let me tell you what she did, WITH A NEWBORN SON might i add, she took me to the hospital got me registered and got me a dr and gave me all the necessary info I would need for the duration of my pregnancy...she also told me right then and there no matter what that she would be in the delivery room with me guiding me through so that I wasnt so scared. She answered phone calls at 2 am from me..."OMG this is happening what do i do?!" "Heather calm down you are fine thats normal...GO TO SLEEP!" HA! Well the day finally came and this girl was right next to me and my husband saying "GO HEATHER! YOU GOT THIS!!" She even held my left leg while I gave birth to my daughter....thats FRIENDSHIP!!! This girl has been there for me in everyway someone can be...shes supported me when i was having money troubles shes supported me when I made stupid decsions and shes even been there to knock some sense itno my ass when I was being really stupid...I LOVE HER SO SO MUCH!!! Throughout this story I havent told you her name, but I want everyone in the world to know that this girls name is MEREDITH GRETCHEN RAY BITTNER!!! AKA "RAY"....I love her and her family and I love that she has supported me for the past 3 years and I know that she will continue to support me from now until the end of time. In one of other blogs I said i didnt join the navy to make friends but I am definitely leaving the Navy with some of the most awesome and true friends I could ever ask for. This is not to say that my friends from back home are any less important, because they aren't; this is to say that I made friends in the navy that i never thought would treat me the way a "REAL" "TRUE" friend should treat you. I regret not knowing who these gals were when I was back home. It just goes to show that leaving my tiny little hole in the wall podunk town opens numerous windows of opportunity, not limited to meeting SOME of the best people I will ever know... I LOVE YOU RAY! and I know that this doesnt even come to close to what our friendship is really about but at least I tried!!!!
Heather Eritano
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