BEN

Do you remember awhile back when I told you that eventually I was going to introduce you to the people in my life??? It was when I wrote about Dave, in lieu of Valentines Day.
Well, today I am feeling inspired to tell you about Ben.

Ben is a great friend. If you ever have a problem or dilemma, he will give you time and attention to help fix said problem. We girls take full advantage of that. Take my friend Jenn, for example. It was a few days before her wedding… and a gal has lots to do during the days leading up to the “Main Event,” (that’s a Barbara Streisand song, by the way…it’s a Barbara Streisand song that my mom cranked up loud and proud one night, after a family dinner, and a couple bottles of wine, and danced away to her heart’s content!) so anyway, it’s a few days before Jenn’s wedding and she is so stressed that she is running around doing errand after errand and the whole time she has her shirt on inside-out and doesn't even know it! While said errands were occurring, more events transpired that Jenn would have to deal with and the girl was just at her wits end (the location where she ordered the wedding cake had the wrong wedding date…and you can’t have a wedding with out cake…it’s not American…and we’re American!). The cake is extremely important. Brides (me included) have long meetings to arrange how the cake will be decorated, the size, shape, flavor, etc. Then, more time is spent picking out a cake-topper, which is also very, very important.

*sigh*

Back to the story.

So, Jenn was overwhelmed as all brides are a few days before the wedding and one last stressful event transpired that was more than she could take.

Insert Ben. Ben to the rescue! Ben calls up our tearful Jennifer and has her explain the situation to him. He then tells Jennifer what he is going to do, which would solve everything. BOOM! Problem solved for Jennifer…courtesy of Ben!

Ben is very, very analytical, good at predicting what people are thinking and what people will do. That complements my thirst to analyze and pick apart people, situations, etc. He’s also very smart and has helped me, on more than one occasion, get through sticky situations. Me? In sticky situations? Imagine that! He’s also fun and outgoing, and makes us girls feel good about ourselves.

Ben will hate this post if he reads it. Ben thinks he doesn’t have a heart. Ben thinks he’s uncaring. Ben thinks he’s tough. Well, he is tough…but I call bullshit on the uncaring act! But, don’t worry, Ben. I won’t bust you out by recounting the good deeds I’ve seen you do. And, I won't tell everyone that you're a 'hugger.' Oh, wait, oops, I just did!

Folks, that is just a little bit about my good friend, Ben.