Fabulous Valentine's Challenge : Day 5

 Ashley is my oldest and dearest best friend. We have been friends since we were 3 years old. In fact my mom picked her out to my best friend! We have remained close despite living in different cities from 5th grade until after college. We always stayed in touch and once we both ended up working in Dallas we picked right back up where we left off! She and her husband are expecting their first baby (a girl!) in May! I am so excited for her and Jerad to start their new family! I love Ashley like a sister and am so glad she is in my life!

Brittany and I met in college at the University of Texas in Austin. She is part of the Crazy Trio! My college days would not have been the same with out her. After college she moved to NYC (loved visiting!), then back to Dallas (which was the best!), and just recently she moved to Kansas City with her fiance who is in medical school. I miss seeing her regularly!  Brittany is getting married in June and I am so honored to be a bridesmaid in her wedding! I could not be happier for her and Dave!

 Ashleigh is the third part of the Crazy Trio! She is a just a blast to be around and always a friend I can talk to. She moved to Washington, DC after college and currently lives in the Los Angeles, CA area. With her crazy work travel schedule I feel like we have still got to see each other lots over the years!  She in engaged to Scott and getting married in September! I can't believe all three of us will be married by the end of the year!

 Kate and I met working at my last job. She and I shared an office space and bonded pretty quickly over work stuff :) Kate is a Pennsylvania transplant in Texas so I quickly introduced her to my group of friends and she fit right in.  I love Kate because she is a great friend, who is always there for you, and is always up for a good time! I miss seeing her every day at work!

 The joke is I work places to meet friends. Karla and Tracy below are more examples of this. I met Karla and Tracy working at Sprint and we all became fast friends. They took me under their wing, showing me how to "work" from Kona Grill at North Park Mall. :)  Karla is a fun loving, crazy girl who also is always up for having fun. It is always a blast when Karla is around!

 Tracy is a sweet friend who is the mom to the cutest little girl Cate and two boys. She is married to Brandon and they are loving the family life. We don't get to see each other as often anymore, but when we do we make the most of it! She got married this past December and was the most gorgeous bride!

 Casey is another life long friend. We knew each other in preschool when we lived in Corpus Christi, but then she moved, I moved, and we both ended up in Plano in middle school and our dads worked together. We became best friends in middle school and drove our families crazy with our quirky friendship. Russian anyone?? :) We now live about four streets apart and it is great being so close. She is a great friend and one of my biggest supporters :) It has been a lot of fun getting to hang out with her and her husband Michael and their dogs, Rowdy and Max.

 I love all my friends and I am so fortunate we have such a big group.

Katie - you are always the happiest, most fun person in the group and we can always count on you to make something happen!

Lauren H - the quiet shy one at first but then lets loose and is a blast. I have really enjoyed getting to know you lately!

AJ - AJ actually is Brittany and Ashleigh's other high school best friend. She and I became good friends through them and I am so glad I have gotten to know her. She is fun and smart and my most fashionable friend :)
Lauren K - Brittany's sister who is the nicest person ever. I always enjoy talking to Lauren and can count on her to be the sane one in this crazy group :)

I am glad for all my friends who come in and out of my life. Some friends are only around for a short time and some stay around for ever. I cherish all the times I have spent with friends at all times in my life, even though we might not talk now. I enjoy the friendships I have made with Eric's friends' wives and girlfriends and hope those friendships only grow stronger. I am enjoying getting to know the girls in my neighborhood group and look forward to getting to know them better as we have kids and they go to school together. I appreciate the friendship my family shows me - my mom, my sister in laws, my cousins, my aunts. Those are friendships that are truly special.

I LOVE YOU ALL :)