Marin

I listened to Invented on the way home. Not a particularly fitting song for the occasion but most Jimmy songs aren’t, they just always carry that sentimental tone so it always leaves me feeling nostalgic and emotional. Not that I was short on those emotions tonight, but it felt appropriate when it came up on shuffle. Tonight I said goodbye to a dear friend. She is moving to West Virginia to start a new chapter in her life with her fiancé, Kyle. I’m excited and happy for her as she embarks on a brave adventure.

I remember the first time I worked with Marin. She was so nice to me and very unassuming. She had been working at Sonny’s a few months longer than me but immediately I felt comfortable around her. Anyone who has met her can affirm that. At first I thought she was just another coworker, but the more time I spent around her, the more I began to really like her personality. I think the biggest thing was how quickly she figured out my sarcasm and appreciated it. Once you can be yourself around someone, it’s very easy to bond. That’s exactly what Marin and I did for the next two years. You build some incredible friendships working with people, especially when waiting tables. Marin is just a fun and wonderful person to be around. She is a tough girl. She’d come to work with different things going on and still cheer you up and have a good attitude no matter what. I loved making her laugh on a tough day when we both hated our jobs. She was one of the hardest working servers I ever worked with, yet you’d rarely hear her complain (especially compared to most servers). Above all else, her humility astonished me. She never expected anything from anyone and always treated everyone with the utmost respect and kindness- regardless of merit or stature. There’s no way to describe the excitement I got when I would come in to work and see her name on the schedule (or already clocked in). Working and spending time with her was an absolute highlight of the last 3 years of my life. College has been a wonderful time in my life, one that I will always look back at with fond memories, and there haven’t been many people that I consider more privileged to call my friend than the wonderful Marin Dennie (soon to be Marin Rogers)!

PS- I attached the only pics I had of me and Marin on my phone. A tragedy these are the only ones, I know...