Rhonda Hudgins Ramsey (affectionally known by many nicknames – Rhoda, Adnohr, Rhodes, R-squared, etc. – you get the point… nicknames for her have always come easily!)
Rhoda and I have known each other since elementary school, but became really close at the ole' MHS. One of the things I love the most about her is her laugh and willingness to laugh at funny things that happen to her (again, this is a recurring theme w/ me – I love people that enjoy telling stories about themselves that are hilarious and often times embarrassing!) Rhonda has a plethura of embarrassing and belly laughing stories about herself! Spending time with her is always followed by tired cheeks!
When I reflect on my days with Rhonda, Adnohr, Rhoda, or R-squared these are some of the memories that come to mind:
- Miss Rowe’s Health Occupations class – the funny and very random stories are ENDLESS! But sending Wesley to Sleven (7-11) to get us M&M’s and Dr. Pepper was probably our favorite regular occurance.
- Our band trips to New York City and Myrtle Beach – so many funny, yet inappropriate things that could be said here… :-)
- Football games in the stands with the band and flag girls
- Girls Basketball games – Cheering for her was easiest for me, b/c I just loved her so much and she was point guard (thus, she had the ball a lot!)
- Boys Basketball games – between the bus rides and the cheering station wagon – the memories are so fun! But my favorite memory regarding boys bball was when we dared her to grab the very CUTE and YOUNG Coach Underwood’s butt! She did it and we laughed the whole way home! Oh, it was PERFECT and many of us were jealous! But the look on his face was PRICELESS!!
- In English 12 when Martin Richardson in a Beavis and Butthead voice said, “RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRhondddaaaa” and accidently poked her in the booby! Still makes me CRACK UP to this day! As you can imagine the look on HIS face, well, it TOO was PRICELESS!
- O2BNKD license plates
- Chris Sheppard throwing gum wrappers and balled up pieces of paper into her hair that she would later find in the SHOWER b/c her hair was so big and curly!
- Our Senior prom with the Livermon boys!
- And she was THE friend who came to NC to help me move into my apartment!
But I have to say… the memory that we mention and laugh about most was the hysteria surrounding the closure of the ONLY little video store in Mathews County!
12th grade, 1st block – I ran up to Rhonda and told her the gossip: Encore is going out of business! This was HUGE news! We were devastated…
I saw her again in 3rd block and she came up to me with gusto and said, “You are NEVER going to believe this?” I said, “WHAT?” She said, “ENCORE IS GOING OUT OF BUISNESS?” I said, “Rhoda? I told you that this morning?” R said, “OHHHHH YEAH!”
Fast forward about 2 hours to 4th block… Rhonda ran up to me in band class, “E, did you hear? ENCORE IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESSSSS????” I busted out laughing and said, “RHOOOODA, IIIIII TOLD YOUUUUU THAT THIS MORNING!!!!!!”
To this very day, we will send cards to each other that say: I just heard that Encore is going out of business, can you believe it? Almost 14 years and approximately 5 video stores later, we are still laughing about it!
Rhoda, you have always been one of my biggest encouragers – your cards and funny emails and voicemails have ALWAYS been warmly received! (I still have the voicemail saved that you sent me when you were having a CONTRACTION!... only to have the baby several hours later! Its HILARIOUS!) Thanks for always “knowing” when I needed a pick me up – and always following threw with a word of encouragement.
There were times when I was falling and you caught me when I needed it most! You are considered one of the many blessings in my life! Thanks for being a very dear and FUNNY friend!
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