Friday, May 6, 2011

An Ode to My Best Friend



Good friends are hard to come by and that has become so much more apparent as i have moved away and gotten older. It really is special to be able to say you've known someone for so long and still are a part of each other's lives. That's my Katie. She's pretty much been around for it all and I love that about her. We just spent the past week laughing, crafting, and lovi non the babies--I loved having her here and i wish that we weren't always so far away!

I wanted to post a few old pics of us, but being that i knew her before the "digital age", older pics were hard to come by (yes, i was too lazy to go search through albums and scan them). Anyway here's what i have. It was hard to choose my favorites because they all bring back good memories, so i just included them all. enjoy.

Highschool 1999: Freshman Year Geometry ClassAfrican Women 2002:
No, we didn't use black makeup on our skin...we are really just that tan
(yeah right!)I have always liked this picture--someone captured our slave labor saturday's as Caswell--picking weeds. Maybe this is what spurred Katie's love for gardening?Caswell Fall Retreat 2002Christmas on the Couch 2002: A Yearly Tradition
Our Freshman Year of CollegeSophomore Year of College 2003: Before Katie left for Study Abroad AUJunior Year of College 2003: Emily's WeddingSenior Year of College 2005: Gavin Degraw and Avril Lavigne Concertthat's Gavin: he wanted to party with us, we politely had to declineMy Wedding 2006She's making me laugh when i got nervous and started crying...this is also right before the Big Booty outbreak which became a requirement at all other weddings thereaftermy lovies...Heather and KatieHawaii 2006: Beach Boys Concert
She came to stay for a while when we first moved to HI. It was great to have a friend around in a place where i didn't know anyone else but my busy working husband. My BestiesDiamond HeadNOLA 2008: Visiting Katie in Louisiana on my way to NCChristmas 2008: Our Highschool Gang (minus Jenn) Heather, Katie, Me and BekahChristmas Day at Moms 2008: with Tim, Katie's husband
Summer 2010: Babies Homecoming CookoutRichard Petty Garage Grand Reopening 2010:
Yes we were there. We are cool like that. Christmas at Moms 2010:

Hawaii 2011: Still Together

1 comment:

Timothy said...

ohh - EEE. i still laugh every time i see those pictures of us with the towels on our heads. good thing the babies have us to teach them how to be silly:)