253 Friends

YES....this is yet another random connection story.
I was in Memphis, posted up at Starbucks.
I got a call from a friend and proceeded to chat for a good 10 mins when I realized the girl to my left trying to study...she probably wanted to shoot me! When I hung up I looked over and gave her a little smile as if to say "I'm sorry I'm that girl...please forgive me, it wont happen again."
She smiled back at which point I decided I should say something...but all I could think to say was, "that's a large book ya got there!" (wow, how astute!)
"Ya...it's not very fun!" then she said somethin about anesthesiology and other various anatomy terms (and as familiar as I am with the medical world, her vocabulary was way beyond me).
But low and behold a conversation started. I asked where she was takin classes, what she was hopin to do with her degree et cetera...then I asked if she had always lived in Memphis at which point I learned that she had lived in TACOMA for a year...craziness! and not only that, she lived on Sheridan (the street I grew up on!) Are you freaking kidding me!
Not sure if she was a guardian angel or just a reminder that we are all more connected than we could ever imagine. Either way, I left grateful! (and wanting to chant 253 with my fist pumping...don't worry, I refrained).