Nelly’s Musings

Original date published: Monday, April 02, 2007

During the 1967/68 school year, I was a sixth grader at a school located in
the Bronx borough of NYC. My best friend at the time was a girl named Sandra.
We would always be at each other homes after school and have sleepovers.

This was the year Maxi Coats were in vogue. I remember that Sandra and I
both wore Navy Blue Maxi coats. I also remember we each had a pair of black
Baby-doll shoes, white lace up Go-Go boots and wore chain belts with our
mini skirts, dresses and pants. Sandra and I always loved to wear the latest
fashions. I felt like a fashion diva during that time. Well, the school year
ended and sadly we both went to different Junior High Schools. I ran into
her a few more times but we quickly lost touch.

As an adult, I have thought about Sandra for years and always wondered
whatever became of her. I have used Google and other search engines many
times since 1994 hoping to find her someday. Last month, I just happened
to find a free web site that helps people find long lost friends and relatives.
I created an account and posted a plea hoping to find Sandra and wrote
as many details that I could about her.

I was so shocked to find a response in my personal mailbox the very next day
from a total stranger who thought he knew where my friend was. He gave me
the name of her husbands website. Her husband is a Pathologist here in Florida.
He warned me that he may be wrong and it may be someone else with the
same name. Also, he wrote that he found the information on a public database
and he had no idea whether this couple was still married. He wrote that he
was not a detective but just loved to use his cyber-sleuth skills to help people.
I was so excited because if he was right, she only lived a three-hour drive
away from my home.

I quickly went to the website which has a contact me link. I wrote a note to
the doctor and waited anxiously for a response. I was really praying that this
was the right person and that he was married to my friend. I wrote my contact
information in the message. Well, on Saturday morning, my cell phone rang. It
was my friend Sandra. We talked non-stop for a few hours and promised to
keep in touch. Her mom was visiting her from NYC on the day she called and
after her company left; she wanted to get together with me.

Her mom finally left about two weeks later and we made plans to get together
the last week of March that was my paid Spring Break from my job as a college
professor. So last Thursday, I finally got together with my best friend from the
sixth grade. We had the most amazing time. I could hardly believe it had been
39 years since we last saw each other.

I found out that we still have a lot in common. Both of our favorite ice cream
flavors are pineapple/coconut and we both use Stevia as a sweetener. She is
also into big time bodybuilding. She is also in the education field. Even though
at the moment, she is not working anywhere, she used to be a teacher for
special need kids and then a Principal of the same school. We also showed
up wearing similar outfits.

We compared notes on our husbands, and we both married men who have similar
traits. Both of our husbands are in the health field. Both of our husbands are serious
most of the time and a little introverted.

Here are some pictures:

So, in closing, I am so glad I took a chance and posted my message on the
www.peoplesite.com website. The site was
totally free and I never imagined I would get results as fast as I did. So, if
you guys are looking for any long lost friends, I highly recommend this site.
After all, you have nothing to lose and you may be the next person writing
a blog similar to mine.