the honorary swedish citizen

Dear David and Priscilla,

Of all the people who I have had the chance to meet in Winona, meeting you two was by far the most chancy-est.  Let me explain.  David and Priscilla don’t even live in Winona, they live in the Twin Cities.  They grew up in Winona, but I’ll get to that in a minute.  

David and Priscilla might seem super rock-tacular to the untrained eye.  And they are… sort of.  

You see, David and Priscilla have a sweet rock band called Maudlin and yes, they do rock.  If you only saw them on stage you’d think they spend all their time breaking guitars and throwing bottles of Petrón at people they don’t like.  

But that’s not who they are at all.  They are the kindest, sweetest, people-you’d-never-believe-are-rock-stars kind of people.  (Don’t get me wrong though, their cool factor totally gives their alternate personas away.)  

We met through mutual friends (I don’t even remember the exact place or time or even the circumstances) but we soon became fast friends ourselves.  They grew up in Winona, so would often come down on the weekends to visit family, play a show and almost always came to church the next morning.  I loved when they would come and sometimes they would even help Craig out with music on a Sunday morning.  We’ve celebrated birthdays, new babies, Christmases and mourned together. They’ve helped us out in a pinch (the kids got the best ride home from the Twin Cities EVER from them) and they have offered limitless encouragement to us over the years.  

Davrd, even though we constantly make fun of each other, I have really appreciated your friendship.  I know that you would do martial arts to the death for me (or anyone else, for that matter) and I have really appreciated your support of Craig- it means the world to him.  I do believe that 9-11 was an inside job (thanks to you) and you’ve even stopped a fight in my kitchen once when a birthday party got a little too, umm, exciting.  

Priscilla, you might seem like you have a devil-may-care attitude on stage, but in real life you are sweet, kind, thoughtful and a joy to have as a friend.  I love your creative spirit and every ounce of your delightful handmade soap is savored and enjoyed.  I have so many good memories of times we’ve hung out (Deep fried Snickers at Trempealeau Catfish Days, anyone?) and have been so thankful for your listening ear and non-judgmental attitude.  I will truly miss getting to see your adorable self every few weeks, but hopefully a rock show in the Lansing area is on the schedule.

David and Priscilla by day:

David and Priscilla as amazing rock stars:

 

So thanks, you two, for being not only super cool, but super fun and a great encouragement to Craig and I.  We will miss you for sure, but don’t ever forget that we love you bunches.