The Kelly Situation

Been meaning to write this post for quite a while, but just had other things to write about or not enough time. A few years back I discovered this weird coincidence. Hopefully this doesn't embaress a fellow reader...

In my childhood days, I had some clearly subconscious obesession with the name Kelly. I really don't remember it, but my family says one of the first people I ever liked or was my 1st grade girlfriend or something alog those lines was a girl in 1st grade named Kelly R. (later Kelly H.) I don't really remember that, but I iwll take their word for it. I don't really remember much in the way of crushes in the years after that, but I do remember having a crush on a girl named Kelly P. in 5th grade. Unfortunately, she moved away.

There were a few crushes in 6th and 7th grade, but nothing worth writing about. Then in 8th and 9th grade, I had my first real girlfriend, a girl named Kelly B. who I dated a couple of times in those 2 years (yu know how things are at that age!). In fact, had she not moved aay after 9th grade, I would be willing to bet money that we would have dated a couple more times.

It was about this time that Kelly P. moved back and we quickly became really good friends. In fact, she was probably my best friend in high school, or at least my best female friend. Well, when you hang out with and talk that much with a person, I guess it was hard not to have a big crish on the person. This crush/friendship lasted a couple of years and it wasn't until I started dating a girl named Nicole that the crush was completely gone. So finally, I like a girl and her name ISN'T Kelly! So, a couple of days into dating her, I find out her middle name and you guessed it, it was Kelly. How weird is that? That relationship didn't last long and it is probably for the better because she freaked MrVideoGuy out once. Totally different story though.

Finally, in the middle of my senior year, I started dating Jessica, my future wife. We had known each other since 6th grade, but this was the first time we went the dating route. Well, let's see. Her first name was't Kelly, her last name was't Kelly, but wouldn't you know it, her last name was.....Kelley. Of course at the time, I didn't even realize the phenomenon with the word. It wasn't until college when I looked back that I discovered this freaky coincidence. Anyone else ever like 2 or more people with the same name growing up? How about 5 people?

Bonus points to whoever can tell me what movie inspired the title for this post. Jess you can't play as I KNOW you know it...