My best friend

My best friend Lizzy now has 2 beautiful little girls! Avery May was born May 10, 2010 at 2:27 p.m. I was able to visit them at the hospital and it really got me thinking about the awesome journey of our friendship. I mean c'mon now according to my brother Keith we have been friends since the dawn of time!

Me and Lizzy at her baby shower

Here I am holding Macey

And here I am holding brand new little Avery.

Lizzy moved in across the street from me when I was about 5 years old. I remember going over to her house to meet her. We sat on her couch in the basement looking out the window while I told her about the kids in the neighborhood. For some reason I remember her eating black licorice (maybe because it is so gross??)
We became best friends fast, I think because I was excited to get away from all the stinky boys at my house! So many of my childhood memories involve her, or are because of her! Her family was always so nice to me and I got to be a part of so many vacations. Lizzy got to be an honorary member of our family when we got our membership to cottonwood heights - I think her name was Kacey? (do you remember Liz?) I think my mom was trying to stick with the all "K" thing!
We would come up with our Halloween costumes together and she would always try to help with my fear of haunted houses (oops that never worked out.......)
We have been through everything together in our lives - both good and bad - and while I was sitting in the hospital room holding her daughter I kept thinking about how cool it is that we are still together.
We gave our opinions of each others boyfriends, cried to each other when relationships didn't work out, called each other with excitement when we finally got our rings, were in each others weddings, and now babies! (she keeps asking when I will join her!)
I wanted to list all my memories, but it would go on forever so I will just name some of my favorites.
*when we would watch a movie, we would write down the names of all the characters and put them in a hat. Then we would take turns drawing out names and you could only say the lines of the characters that you got. (Does this surprise any of you that know us?)
*We got accused of shoplifting at Cottonwood Mall
*We are skittles PIG champions
*We once held a monopoly tournament that lasted an entire summer
*The little mermaid is the first movie we ever saw in the theater by ourselves
*we would pick out items in her basement when we had sleepovers and then make "forts" to sleep in. EVERYTIME we did this I would wake up and she would be upstairs in her bed
*we slept on my trampoline every night (pretty much) for about a month once during the summer
*we used to record songs on my computer with funny voices - with Kraig!!
*that is not your marble!
*leak tree and coochie bear
(those last 2 are mostly just for us.......and Keith)

She is one of my favorite people in the world and I love her so much! Congrats on the beautiful sweet new baby Liz - You are the best!!