Hey SW... Long time no see!

@MarkPaul OMG, hey! I remember you too! How's everything?

@IAmJess Ha... yeah, good times. I'm in the same boat as you but (and) doing fine.

@MarkPaul cool cool ... Life good?

@IAmJess It has its ups and downs... but yeah it's good.

Working for a living
Living on a budget
Figuring things out (slowly)

How about you?

@MarkPaul hahaha, I could say the exact same thing...
Working for a living
Living on a budget
Figuring things out 🤣

@IAmJess Yeah, but it's kind of exciting when you think back to when we were just kids with a crazy idea of where we were headed and what we wanted. And, now we are living that dream. And... here you and I back where we started. I never left though...

@MarkPaul Yeah, I got pretty busy and focused in school. Had to cut a lot and social media (or parts of it) had to go.

@IAmJess I get it. I'm not criticizing you for it. I just cut other things out. We each had to make personal choices. It's just that I kept things going here while you were off having a good time... and I did all the dishes and dusting. Don't worry about it.

@MarkPaul Glad you kept the place clean while I was away. I do like a tidy home! 🤣

@IAmJess LOL Yes, I remember. It just would have been nice if I got a thank you from time-to-time. Or, a little note of appreciation. Or, one of those thin mints on my pillow. Or... no... it doesn't matter. I'm fine. I'm fine.

@MarkPaul you can have my thin mints when you pry them from my cold dead hands! 🤣

@IAmJess 😲 You always were so very protective of your thin mints.

@MarkPaul and chocolate in general!

@IAmJess Well, I guess that's what we had the most in common. I was going to build monuments to chocolate and you wanted it to be buildings of chocolate. So... we went our separate ways. You with a paper sack of thin mints and me with those small dark chocolate covered coconut bars... frozen of course. And, after many years and no monuments and no buildings... well... you know... there is rent money to pay. But our dream of a mountain of chocolate... well that will never die. It can't. [Cue the sentimental music]

@MarkPaul the only reason you got away with that was I hate coconut! Otherwise I'd have hunted you down! 🤣

@IAmJess Ha. And, all this time I kept that stash of small dark chocolate covered coconut bars in a safe deposit box, certain you would hunt me down, vigilante style. All that wasted time worrying and money spent. And, you'll be happy to know, I'm sure, the small dark chocolate covered coconut bars melted in that safe deposit box and I was forced (FORCED) to clean it out with nothing more than a bar of soap, a bucket of water, and a toothbrush. So... now you know why I was feeling desperate for one of those thin mints. I think I'm thin-mint worthy. I earned it. I EARNED It. [Repeated with emphasis for dramatic effect]

@MarkPaul Wait... You deserve one of MY thin mints because you had to clean out YOUR box where you hid the candy you thought I'd be wanting?? Do I have that right? 🤣🤣🤣

Anyway, I'm glad you got to work on your toothbrush skills. I stepped on some gum yesterday on the sidewalk and the bottom of my sneaker needs to be cleaned off. 👟

@IAmJess Well, yeah. And... ewww.

@MarkPaul 🤣🤣🤣