I'm a Fan of Facebook!

Okay, so I know people have a love/hate relationship with Facebook. I personally LOVE IT. I will tell you why.

So it started a few months ago when my AWESOME Visiting Teacher (we'll call her Chelsea) stopped by my house for a quick visit. While chatting she asked if I'd ever "googled" my name. She said her husband had "googled" her name and found some pictures of her from way back. After she left, I immediately "googled" my name. Nothing came up. Then I started googling different people - one being a "former" business partner you may or may not have heard of. I found this "mystery" person and they had a profile on www.facebook.com. Of course I had to check this out. However, much to my surprise, I had to REGISTER (gasp!) to take a peek. I also had to invite this person or be invited to view their profile (another gasp!). So I registered and just decided it was best to just block this "friend" from ever finding me! My facebook time didn't end there. I decided to search for some long lost friends. I was pleasantly surprised by finding SEVERAL of my friends that I had no clue where they ended up. So for the past few months I have had the luxury of catching up with many old friends. Most of these friends I went to high school with but the best ones I have found were the kids I went to church with in Minnesota.

Anyway, one day a couple weeks ago I was on facebook and I had a "friend invite". It was from a Carla Hansen (not her real name). I thought, hmmmm who is this? I don't know a Carla Hansen. Then I noticed a message attached to the invite. It said "Hi Amy! This is Carla Marie Benson." I was so excited. She was one of the gals I couldn't locate. She doesn't have her maiden name attached to her profile - that is why I couldn't find her. This girl moved into our ward our senior year of high school. She didn't go to the same school as me, but we were in the same class at church. We even ventured off to Ricks College together following high school. We were the best of friends. Unfortunately, after my 1 year at Ricks I jumped ship and stayed in St. Louis instead of returning for year #2. I lost all contact with my beloved friends from Minnesota (there were a few of us there together).

So after chatting with Carla on facebook I discovered she lives in the Cincinnati area. This is only 1 hour from me. I asked her where in Cincinnati since my SIL lives there. To make a long story not as long, she is IN MY SIL'S WARD AND THEY DO ACTIVITY DAYS TOGETHER!!!!! When I called my SIL to tell her that I know Carla she acted a little skeptical. I told her I have tons of pictures of us together. Her reply was, "what? you have pictures?" Well sweet SIL . . . here are some of the pictures to prove it. Bummer though, the very next Sunday their ward split and they are in different wards. Oh well.

So again, I say "I LOVE FACEBOOK!" Carla is just 1 of many friends that I have been able to reconnect with thanks to this website.

Stay tuned to post #2 regarding facebook. It involves a connection with a High School Musical actor!!



My going away party - June 1989
Front row: Kris, Audra, "Carla"
Back row: Erica, Me and Amy Naa



Carla and Me!



Carla in her prom dress 1989



Audra, Carla and me at General Conference October 1989




Boundary Waters 1988 (Carla in yellow jacket front row)