This was long overdue. . .I met Terrilyn J. Dennie when I was a sophomore in high school. I was accepted into this program at Indiana University called "Camp SOUL" and it was by far a life changing experience for me at the age of 15 lol. On the bus ride there she encouraged us all to showcase our talents, in which case all of the vocalists had to sing leaving the instrumentalists the only option to listen. Because I was very shy back then, and socially awkward it was difficult for me to sing in front of all my soon-to-be new friends but I did anyway! One thing with Terrilyn that I catch myself still doing, is that her ideas and everything she did seemed to be acceptable and she immediately made me feel comfortable. I think this is her natural gift because from what I see, she has that effect on people. The mystery behind the nickname most of my friends call me started with this woman and her younger sister and I will probably have this nickname for the rest of my life (FoFo). Lol
I loved our memories of camp SOUL together, it would be me, her and Adrianna that stayed up late at night talking and goofing around. It wasn't until I actually got in college where we spent more time together and to this day, I will never change anything from my freshman year because it took our friendship to a whole new level. More memories of us consist of us singing together in I Want God conferences put on by our close friends and always something arts related with our mutual friends like LaTroy Hampton. One memory that mostly always brings a tear to my eye is my last fashion show in Bloomington with the Epiphany Modeling Troupe. I was helping LaTroy and a few others with the show and after it was all over we, Terrilyn, LaTroy, Cheryl, a few others and myself all went to Applebees. I had no money. . .and was still hanging around the wrong people then, so this outing with the friends who REALLY cared about me was most definitely needed. I remember someone saying something about me and my ex that I continued having relations with, and Tbaby said, "leave FoFo alone, she's a woman now and she knows what she's doing" or something close to it. She always held me close to her heart, and thankfully I don't talk to the guy anymore but it was Tbaby that seemed to support me wholeheartedly because she saw how in love I was. Even though it was completely stupid for me to linger around, she loved me anyway. =)
Not only is Terrilyn a comfortable person to be around, she is most definitely the only friend I consider to be a lot like myself in this aspect: she forgives easily but carefully. I've never known Terrilyn to be a person who holds grudges and I think it's because of her natural motherly character and her strong relationship with God that builds this trait of hers. I love her for her ability to have fun without having to resort to any kind of drug, she is always on a natural, euphoric high lol. I also admire her smile and her lovely singing voice! Terrilyn is also known for being a motherly figure to her camp SOUL kids, GROUPS kids, the Black and Gold Pageant contestants, and many other programs with people she cares about. I don't think I've ever heard a bad thing said about Tbaby other than she's a goofball and can't concentrate on getting work done lol. But when she isn't surrounded by her close friends, she will most definitely get the job done! Tbaby went to East Chicago Central High School and graduated from Indiana University in 2010. She loves the Lord, a lot! and she's a good cook and singer. Among many other things, Terrilyn is good at almost anything except being fake. She will ALWAYS be honest with you for your benefit. From what I hear, she's doing really well for herself since graduation, she now lives in Tennessee. I know she is more than happy if her job is working with children and music, she loves both!
I will forever linger on our memories together and I never thought I would ever hurt Tbaby, but if it wasn't for the blessing I wouldn't see how much more beautiful a person she truly is. I look up to her in ways that she probably doesn't know and hope one day to be as talented, spiritual and blessed as she is. I love you Tbaby.
