"Friends" vs. Southern Friends

FRIENDS: Never ask for food.

SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Always bring the food. And lots of it.

FRIENDS: Will say "hello".

SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will give you a big hug and a kiss. More than one.

FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.

SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Call your parents Mom and Dad, and often.

FRIENDS: Have never seen you cry.

SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Cry with you. And for you.

FRIENDS: Will eat at your dinner table and leave.

SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing, and just being together.

Then do the dishes before leaving.

FRIENDS: Know a few things about you.

SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you. And most of the time know you better than you do yourself.

FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.

SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds' back-ends that left you.

Then walk beside you in the front of the crowd.

FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.

SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, "I'm home!" If you are not home they will wait.

FRIENDS: Are for a while.

SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Are for life. And then some.

This came from my "Southern Friend" Shaun. For some fun reason we were invited to their most impressive Halloween Party just a few months after we moved to Mississippi. Shaun had a son, Noah, who was in Summer's first grade class. Noah has a twin named Graham. Even though they're boys, They have been great friends with my girls. We spent many a day at the Avalon Pool. Last spring when we planned our trip to MS, I let the Joyners know we were coming to MS and what do you know? They planned a regular old flashlight Easter Egg Hunt just because we were going to be there. I get teary just remembering ALL of my old MS friends. I'll post some pictures of last year's Easter Egg Hunt.