Where to begin?
Something amazing happened yesterday. Something besides me actually having a birthday party for once.
So. I'm standing in my kitchen while we're all getting ready for dinner and the party, et cetera. Sam, my esteemed friend, is opening the fridge to get something out when he pauses, backtracks, closes the fridge and stares at the door.
"That's the Bellurys!"
Okay.
Now. Let me give you some background.
Around Christmas, we received one of those not-uncommon family Christmas pictures from people you haven't seen in roughly an era. In it were several young, attractive, dark-haired, dark-eyed people, and a man and a woman looking very parental. I liked these people, though I had no memory of ever being acquainted with them in any way, and so I decided the right thing to do, of course, would be to put their picture on the fridge, among the many snapshots of people we know and love. For months, whenever anyone came over and inspected the portraiture which covers the upper portion of our refrigeration unit, they'd ask, "Who are these people?" and I'd laugh and say, "I have no idea."
Now. Over the course of the almost-six-months since December, I've heard all about these wonderful people called the Bellurys. Rob Bellury this, Grace Bellury that...these people are all over the place. It took me days just to figure out they were all related. It's taken me hours to get used to the fact that they are the beautiful people on my refrigerator.
I stared at the picture in disbelief, then back at Sam, and then to my mom, and then the picture again. "Mom, we KNOW the BELLURYS?" I screeched.
"Yeah," Mom said, casually, as if the world wasn't tilting on its very axis. "You guys played together when you were really little. I'm friends with their mom."
So. Needless to say, yesterday was a good day. I had been puzzling over how to incorporate these Bellury people into my life on an in-real-life level. What better way to break the ice than to figure out that there isn't any?
The obvious next step then, was to google for a picture to go with this entry, and begin writing. Instead of my original plan(a picture of a marvelously messy refrigerator door), I ended up googling the Bellurys themselves. This is less creepy when you get some ridiculous picture of a cat eating grapes or something completely irrelevant to the actual person you're searching for. For the Bellurys, this is simply not the case. They're taking over the web, people. They're all OVER the place.
Watch out.
So, at a very high risk of being very creepy and losing any and all chance of these people actually liking me,
here is what I have learned from google:
One of them, Daniel, was in a band once. I get the distinct feeling that I would like this band. As far as I can tell, they have disbanded. This is sad.
Anna won a contest once! She also used to have long hair. (Technically, I cannot tell if this is really THE Anna Bellury. I'm just assuming that there aren't many of those in the world.)
Andrew has a myspace.
(my personal favorite.)
The Bellurys. Coming to a Refrigerator Door Near You!
Anyway.
I'm really too tired to bo blogging right now, probably. So, here's to hoping that I haven't said anything too creepy. I'm in a list-making mood as of late.
Simple Truths About Life:
1. Even if you sleep for twelve hours, staying up until 5am will always make you tired. Trust me.
2. Whatever you're looking for, it's always in the last place you'll look. This is a very simple truth that people always state as if it were a great revelation. "Did you find your keys?" "Yeah. Psh. Can you believe it? They were in the last place I looked." Well, let us hope you wouldn't keep looking after you've found them, eh?
3. The party must always end. But there is always something else to look forward to.
Oh!
And also,
Go see Lemon Yogurt, Rob Bellury's video blog.
Now, I should go nap. At...6:46 PM.
Ah, staying up early seriously messes your body up.
Again, thank you to the commenters. I guess I forget to remember that other people read what I write,even if they don't comment. So, thank you to the ones who remind me that someone really is out there, caring about what I have to say.
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11 comments:
HOLY CRAPS!
I...wha...how...
...weird.
So like, we're friends already or something?
Crazy!
What is your last name?
This is intriguing.
And yes, we are taking over the internet, and the internet will be more awesome!
Yarh!
=Robbo=
Oh, and Happy (late) Birthday!
hey i'm the oldest bellury. news travels fast in the bellury clan, as you can see...
so this is kinda bizarre, right?.
anyway, my old band is called 'the station myth' and we have much better looking pictures on our myspace - www.myspace.com/thestationmyth.
cheers,
db
Yay!
This was fun.
I was in it. :-)
And so was one of the other coolest familys ever.
I was going to tell you the name of Danial's band...but he already did.
I have your CD Danial. (*whisper* Rob burnt it for me.)
Good.
Okay, so I am finding this whole thing rather amusing. The Bellury picture has been on our fridge since Christmas (nice picture BTW and looks like it was taken at a wedding) and no one says, "hey mom, REALLY, who ARE these people?" But when Sam is here and recognizes them, it is front page news. Oh well, I guess I get the whole peer thing as far outweighing the whole parent thing. Yes, we know them and yes, they are cool, and yes, Lanelle is like, my homeschool mom hero. She was always so humble with this genius brain packed neatly inside and she just would laugh gently and say, "well this year we are..." and I would take notes. If you read this Lanelle, I love you, and I'm glad our kids are hitting it off. Funny how time passes so quickly and quietly. Oh, and Annie, as always, I love your writing. I am so glad you started the new blog. I will be here frequently.
I'm a Bellury. that must make me awesome.
sweet.
once again i win by not doing anything!!
This was a pretty perfect story.
:-)
God is cool all the time (Get some).
hahah oh goodness this is all delightful. I loved reading that and those other comments made it even better. :)
PS Annie, if you put a link in make sure you put http:// in front of it or it puts the blog link in front of it when you try and click on it.. (that was entirely too many "it"s...)
Love,
Michelle
haha, that's awesome. i was in a movie with Grace that my friend made for artios.
I'm a Bellury too! The one and only Anna Bellury, attempting hereby to complete the Bellury sibling comment chain (somewhat tardily).
This discovery of your discovery has made my day. And I was already having a really good day, so, thanks for making it that much better. ;)
Bellurys <3 Morgans
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