Thursday, September 15, 2011

928-645-5536

This is a totally ridiculous thing to blog about but it is funny the impact that this number has had on our family. I called this number just yesterday to talk to my dad and the reply I got was, "this number has been disconnected and is no longer in service." For as long as I remember this is the number I have called to talk to my mom and dad. This is the # that I gave friends to call. For nearly 25 years this was my number. It is absurd to be bonded to a phone number I know but I couldn't believe my parents wouldn't give me a heads up that the # I have called them on my whole life was disconnected. I called my mom to give her a hard time in a loving way only to find out later that as soon as she got off the phone with me my sisters and her all had a good cry over the loss of our phone number! My nieces looked at them like they were complete freaks but they could not possibly understand in a world of technology were you never have to memorize a phone number what it was like to have just one number your whole life. You had to write it down to give it to people. You couldn't just plug it into your phone. The bottom line is that I will miss calling my mom and dad at this phone number it is another reminder that they are so far away. I will miss them both!

1 comment:

Tiffany Alldredge Smith said...

That's so sad! The longest I had a phone # was for 14 years...I still remember it...and it still takes me back to all the memories formed when it was in use. Sad....so very sad. I'm giving you a mental hug. Hopefully we'll be closer soon...and then you might not be so sad anymore...maybe.