to my best friends.

thank you for being there for me.

for listening to me. endlessly. for enduring my never-ending stories about some boy or class.

for always letting me know i can count on you.

i have a lot of best friends. and i want you to get to know them. this started out as one post. but...i realized how blessed i was and that no one would read it if i put them all in one post. so, here is part 1.

here is a shout out to some of my best friends:

bff 1: hollie.

this girl is amazing. always thinking of others. so talented. gorgeous. and kind. i love "mi sicolega." we take amazing road trips across the USA and say funny things at 2 a.m.

we have inside jokes that sound odd to someone who might overhear us on the phone. such as: hdhtdt. my fave.

bff 2: jen.

my oldest sister jen has so many talents. a great taste in music. an ever-listening ear. blunt advice. honest opinions. an amazing cook. fantastic thrifter. killer style. jen & and i didn't really "know" each other very well until she decided to take a step and call me my freshman year of college. every week. and every week, i'd look forward to her calls. now i can't seem to go a week without talking to her or something seems amiss. i love talking to you jen. thanks for always listening to and caring about my life. and you have to love that old shot. hahaha.

bff 3: becky.

the sibling closest in age to me, becky is one of the strongest people i know. she has been through so much. and keeps enduring. becky is a traveler. she wants to change the world. and she will. becky is a peacemaker. always has been. she is motivated. determined. loves a challenge. becky thrives in new surroundings. loves other cultures. even though we are 7 years apart, becky has always been one of my best friends.

poolside chats when i was 10 and she was 17. talking about her latest crush. quoting gilmore girls. reba. making quilts together. it is also becky's BIRTHDAY tomorrow. i hope it's a rockin' day for her. i love you becky.

stay tuned for part 2.