She's been with me for a long time......through the good times and the bad times, and she's always brought a smile to my face and oftentimes a smile to others around. I occasionally get some strange looks when we're walking down the street together, but I'm sure it's just jealousy. After all, Beverly's no ordinary woman, in fact, she's no woman at all.......she's my umbrella, of course! That's right, I could be one of the few almost 30 yr old straight men out there with a child size umbrella that looks like a Bee! What can I say? I have an attachment to an umbrella.
I bought Beverly in Cape Town, South Africa after not needing an umbrella for almost two months of my travels! I was in Egypt for a month and anything north of South Africa is pretty much dry land during the winter season. So, it wasn't until hitting Cape Town until I saw ran. When it actually started raining, I ducked into a department store along with my friend Zach and Flo and we all came out with little child size umbrellas with different animals. Zach had Phyllis the Frog, Flo had Leslie the Ladybug, and I bought Beverly the Bee. The umbrellas got such a wonderful reaction, that I decided to hang on to Beverly throughout the rest of my trip. She was a great travel companion and was always there when I needed her.
Sure, some people laugh at me for hanging on to her all this time, but when you've been through all that we have, you just can't give up on each other. I made the mistake of trying another, but that didn't work out and Beverly was there to take me back. That's loyalty right there!
Ahhhhh....Beverly! Where would I be without you? Probably soaking wet in the midst of the remnants of Hurricane Faye's as she blows through the DC area.....that's where!
More later.....
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What can I say? My blog....my rules. If you want your comments to stay, you can a) identify yourself and b) play nice. Otherwise, comments like that get deleted.
I want so much to see a picture of you and Beverly. - Amy
(didnt proofread before posting, so reposting :)
LOL! You have an animal umbrella, too?! Never would have guessed other adults would have child umbrellas!
I bought mine while I was living in Kosovo. It was a green frog. I loved that thing, but sadly, I wasnt as loyal as you are... and abandoned it, leaving my frog with my flatmate. Didnt really see the need for it much in Texas, but could have used it almost daily here in Trondheim! Will have to be looking out for another animal umbrella on future travels. :)
Fun blog. :)
-Kelly McCammon Ottesen
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