Saturday, August 29, 2009

What are the odds, huh?

So when I was in college, I had several friends. In fact, BYU has some awesome people, and I liked just about everyone I met.
But every barrel has its rotten apples.
Enter "Adam." He was a stinky jerk.
I really just thought he was kind of annoying for a while. Then one time he was really really rude to me, and I cried for like the next 3 hours. After that day, I just couldn't stand him. But I still had like 3 more semesters of classes with him.
I had all these classes with him because he was studying Chinese. As luck would have it, he was also once in one of my non-Chinese classes.
I was happy to graduate for many reasons, one of them being that I wouldn't have to see "Adam" anymore.
Then I married Kevin. Turns out the one friend he kept in contact with from his major was the one guy who also spoke Chinese: Adam. And so even though I'd graduated and no longer went to the same school, I still had to see Adam once in a while.
Over the next few years, Kevin and Adam would get together to play video-games, and even when he wasn't physically there, I could still hear Adam's tinny little voice over Kevin's headphones. It grated.
But then Adam moved to like Indonesia or China or something. And Kevin stopped playing that game. And life has been good. And quiet.
Until today.
Kevin got a phone call this evening from said friend. Apparently he's back in the States and now in the same hemisphere where calling old friends isn't much of a problem. I only got to hear one side of the conversation, but the part that alarmed me went something like this:
"Yeah, we live in Boise..... Oh really?! We'll have to get together some time!"
!!!!!!!!!!
What are the odds we'd both end up in Boise?!

11 comments:

Account of the Condie Clan said...

That stinks! I don't have any advice except that when you know he's coming go shopping :) That is really rough. Doesn't your hubby understand the agony this relationship is to you?

Maggie & Nate said...

Chelsea- that is weird & interesting that Kevin is friends w/ this "Adam"...clue him in.

:0~

Sarah McK said...

Oh. My. Gosh. Does Kevin know how much you hate this guy and that he made your life miserable?! I hope he doesn't expect you to hang out with them! That totally sucks that's he's in Boise. TOTALLY!

Derek and Andrea said...

Hee hee, I'm dying to know who it is!! I probably hated him too...

Rachel said...

Hilarious!

Sara Lee said...

OKAY CUE SAPPY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON. Chelsea the lord must really think you can be an influence in his life!;)

Clare said...

I'm glad you named your arch enemy after my son... ;)

Emily Nice said...

umm does this guy know you have a blog?

Him being a guy and you being sweet you he probably doesn't know that he is a bad apple. You may want to work on your "stink eye" so he knows he should stay away...

:)

Evan and Holly said...

I'm totally with Andrea, I want to know who it is. I have a few guesses, but then I'm probably wrong :) Is it bad that I am trying desperately to figure out who it is?

mamaandpapa said...

why doesn't Kevin send hima a link to your blog that might solve everything. lol

MattJulieGavin said...

Oh, that is no fun at all! But I have to admit it made me chuckle...but i feel for ya. Does Kevin know of your dislike for this "Adam" character???

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