Dirty Dancing in the Moonlight

          I would like to send a shout out and a Happy Birthday to my good friend Jordan Metcalf. She is my twin sister; we have different parents; we were born in different hospitals on opposite sides of the country and we look nothing alike. She and I have had an ongoing romance like that since I can remember because we were born on the same day. When we were younger it was the best thing ever to have someone share your birthday. Even in high school we would see each other in the halls and she would remind me how long we had till our birthday. Sometimes she had it down to the hour. I thought about this when last week I realized my birthday was less than a week away… oops, I guess they are not that important anymore. That is beside the point; I just want to say that Jordan is one of the greatest people I know. There are many reasons why; and I will only name a few:

She is married and has been for a little over a year now. There is something I really like about her and her husband; that is the fact that you could be the painfully obvious third wheel when you’re with them, but they do not make it feel awkward. They don’t let you feel like a third wheel at all. In fact when you hang out with just the two of them it is like hanging out with a couple of friends. I have to remind myself that they are married because it is so normal with them. I ran into them at a restaurant about a week after their wedding, I was eating alone and the two of them came over and sat with me at my table. We ate together and laughed and had fun. I will not forget that because I would have thought they wanted to be alone together. But what they told me was they had seen enough of each other lately and they will see each other a lot more so they wanted to sit with me. I love how great they are, I want my lasting relationship to be like that. I really enjoyed the idea that they wanted to eat with me.

Something else I really like about Jordan is how she makes sure everyone around her is comfortable. But she does not do it to the extent that a lot of people do; you know like when it is annoying. She makes everyone feel at home, and if they are not comfortable it is their fault. She is very personable and actually is genuine when she wants to help someone. I don’t really know how else to explain it. Oh, and she finds words that are normal in everyday life and makes them interesting. She took the word “Nugget” and used it as a word to describe her mood, things, and people. You name it. That is one of the many funny things she does.

The reason I gave this post the title of “Dirty Dancing in the Moonlight” was because I am sure that if anyone would do this it would be Jordan. That sounds bad… let me clarify. If Jordan would dirty dance or has dirty danced in the moonlight it was in a joking matter. She would probably listen to this song, pick out this line and dance like a dingy in the moonlight. Jo Jo McFly you are one of the greatest people I know. Thank you for having a positive influence in my life. Happy 23^rd Birthday!

Dr.K

(Song: Domino, Artist: Jessie J)