High school BFF from Steinert High School in Hamilton NJ found each other on Facebook.
Joanne and Nellie (that's me) grew up within a block of each other. The elementary school was closer to Joanne's than Nellie's.
Middle school is a blur at this time. And then High School....
Steinert High School in Hamilton NJ - GREAT friends for the 4 years.... Joanne was a bridesmaid in my wedding - just 2 weeks after I turned 20 years old (WHAT was I thinking???)
Joanne and I lost touch. 10, 15, 20 and more years went by.....and then one day I received something on Facebook from her!
So many lifetimes have happened in between but...
when Joanne & Sean came to the Raleigh NC area to look around at housing, I was the Realtor they chose to work with. Old BFF's stand strong! Even though we'd not talked in years, she still trusted me! She knew that I would share all of my knowledge of the area. She knew that I would tell the truth & not just "sell" her something.
You should have heard us - it only took 30 minutes before we were back to "normal" - kidding around, giving each other a hard time, laughing & sharing our lives.
And thank goodness it was them that I was with when the car ran out of gas on I-40 !!! Unreal! I'm moving along at 70 mph and the car starts puttering.....I get into the way right lane.....I'm stepping on the gas and the car's slowing down! WHAT is going on???
The fuel tank says 1/2 full. The lights are still on. The radio is singing......
Thankfully I was able to pull over to the shoulder. Tried starting the car up. NOTHING! Sean chimes in "maybe you're out of gas".
DUH!
SURE AM GLAD THAT IT HAPPENED WITH JOANNE & SEAN IN THE CAR, AND NOT SOMEONE I HAD TO 'IMPRESS' FIRST TIME OUT LOOKING AT HOMES!!!!
Nellie Lytvinenko
Realtor/Broker/Owner
Homes by Nellie
919.210.9992
www.homesbynellie.com
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Voted Best Realtor in Cary NC 2009 - 2010 - 2011
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Nellie, that has been my biggest fear since I started selling real estate. I often get side tracked and jump in the car and just go - next thing you know the gas light comes on. So far, I've never run out of gas.
Hi Nellie,
Long time friends are a thing to cherish. I've never run out of gas with a client, but I have slid into a muddy ditch and had to have help getting out. They still bought a house so I guess they weren't too traumatized.
oh, I haven't shared about how many times Google Maps has taken me to dirt roads leading to blocked off areas b/c of new subdivisions....THAT makes you look pretty "smart" and "knowledgeable" too. :-)
June - just gas up before you go. This was a car we'd just bought - had no idea the gauge wasn't working.
Mona - but you're up in the mountains, right? so at least there's a plausable excuse for the ditch.
What a fun story. THere's nothing like hanging with the homies from years gone by....even if you run out of gas on I-40. Always creating memories!
OMG nobody uses "homies" around here.....I got to start up with the wording...youse guys! My son in law rescued us that nite.
and by the way, another post coming on the 1998 Jeep Sahara that Sean's going to c lean up for me. I still use the Jeep for showings (but only with the younger crowd)
Glad it happened when you had friends in the car!. I came dangerously low this Saturday. What was supposed to be a 1-hour 2 showing day turned into a 15 showing 7 hour excusion. They just kept adding homes that they wanted to see and when I looked down I had NO GAS bars! Thankfully I was able to get gas but damn it was close.
K.C. after that incident, now I check the gas gauge a LOT!
Hi Nellie, this is one of my biggest fears, so I am always checking too. Fix that gauge!