My Best Friends: The "Click"

In high school, I was lucky enough to have four best friends. We were inseperable! Somehow we earned the nickname the "click" and it has stuck ever since. I know it's really spelled clique, but we changed it for us! We were loud and silly, but we had the best times together. The times with those girls are some of the best times of my life!

Now, seven years after graduation, we're still best friends. Brittany and Denise moved away after graduation, but Pris, Amy and myself are still here! Although we don't talk or see one another everyday, each time we're together it's like we've never been apart. We always say we were all meant to be best friends because of this. We've all helped each other through some pretty tough times and I couldn't imagine my life without these four girls! :)

The five of us four years ago. :)

Now a little something about each one:

Denise -> We met in Kindergarten, but didn't become close friends until 7th grade. After that, we were inseperable. She was like my second sister and her family was my second family. I called her siblings "bubby" and "sissy", just like she did. Her mamaw was my mamaw. She and I understood one another when no one else did. We share the stupidest inside jokes that earned us so many weird looks! This past weekend, Nisey got married to one of the greatest guys I've ever met. She made a beautiful bride and I'm so happy for her!

Priscilla -> Pris and I were also in the same class in Kindergarten! She pushed Nisey out of the chair during a round of Musical Chairs. We still pick on her about that! She was the girl that everyone wanted to be friends with. I can remember racing some little girl through a coloring sheet so I could sit beside Priscilla! haha! Although we weren't friends until high school, Pris was always so nice to me whenever we would talk. She really is one of the nicest people I've ever met, although she can let you know how it is sometimes! If it weren't for Pris, I wouldn't have made it through my first couple years of college! We had every class together! We were both so nervous about starting out a new place and meeting new people!

Amy -> Amy and I met in 8th grade and definitely had our ups and downs! haha! There would be times we liked one another and times we didn't. Finally, we got past that phase and become very close in 11th grade! However, sometimes we still bicker like sisters do! I'd still be lost without her though! We worked together for almost four years at her sister's daycare and we have so many crazy times from that place! Amy married one of my hubby's best friends, so we now have another connection!

Brittany -> Britt is one of the most beautiful girls I've ever seen in my life. She's always so put together, even when we're just lounging around in our pajamas. However, she'll disagree with you! And she can sing like an angel! Her and her sister both. She moved away after we graduated and we hardly ever have the chance to see one another. When we do see one another, it's like we haven't skipped a beat.

This weekend with my girls was so fun! We laughed and cut up the whole time! I miss them so much when we aren't together. It's like all is right in the world when the five of us are together! haha! We've decided we're going to start taking trips once a year, just us girls. I'm really excited about that!

Ready for the ceremony to begin!

Out on the town for Nisey's Bachelorette Party!

My Best Friends: My Baby Sister

My baby sister, Whitney, is one of the people that I love the most in the world. I do believe if anything ever happened to her, I would have to be locked away somewhere. I'm just not sure that is something I could ever handle. She is one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen. Mom and I often talk about how no matter what she wears or how she fixes her hair, she's beautiful! Her make up is always perfect and her hair always just falls into perfect place.

Me & Whit @ her high school graduation in 2006.

However, we weren't always so close! We were the textbook example of the phrase "sibling rivalry". We couldn't be in the same room with one another without being at one another's throats. I always look back at those times and wish we could've been those sisters that shared everything without any problem and always went to one another if something was wrong. I'm really glad that we're like that now though!

Me & Whit when I graduated college in 2008. Dad told us to be our true selves! :)

In August 2009, she gave me the greatest present ever: Little Miss Emma Jade. Whit is a wonderful, wonderful mother. She works full time, goes to school full time and still manages to keep up with her housework (her hubby is one of those guys who think the women should do everything!). There have been times I'm talking to her at 10:30 at night and she's just starting laundry and cleaning the house because she's had school, work and had to put Emma to sleep. I can only hope that when I have children, I will be just as good of a mother as she is! :)

Me, Whit and Emma (in her Halloween Costume) at my household shower! :)

Something New. :)

When Kevin and I were planning our wedding, we knew that we would have a large bridal party. We ended up with ten on each side, but at the last minute one of his groomsmen (his best friend from NC and who lives 8 hours away) couldn't make it for the wedding. So in the end, I had ten beautiful bridesmaids and he had nine handsome groomsmen. To say we had the best wedding party ever would be an understatement. Our big, but yet, close-knit, group of friends is assembled of some of the funniest people I have ever met. The majority of us met six years ago while attending college and we've added a few along the way!

The greatest wedding party ever! :)

I've been thinking of a new series to do and I had an idea today. No matter how many changes I've had in my life, my best friends have never changed. And I'm lucky to say that each one of my bridesmaids is someone I can call my best friend. It may seem like I use the word loosely, but I can assure you that isn't what's happening.

I'm going to do a post about each one of my best friends. And to save time, I'm going to divide them up: my sister, the click (my high school friends), Erica & Johanna (my college buddies) and then Ashley & Jess (my favorite Filipino sisters who I became friends with after college). I'm really excited about doing this series! We're all so busy that it's hard to take the time to let someone know just how much they mean to you. I'm hoping these posts will definitely express that for me!

Champagne Saturday!

** Please note that this was scheduled to be published early this morning. It didn't work, so I'm doing it on my own. I'm too lazy to fix it, so just pretend it's Saturday morning! ;)

BonBon Rose Girls

Good Saturday morning, ladies! :)

Its once again Champagne Saturday and, as you're reading this, I'm on my way to Chattanooga, Tennessee for a bridal shower in honor of one my best friends. She and I were in Kindergarten together, but it wasn't until we were 12 years old did we become friends. She was my best friend through thick and thin, no matter how many times she and I had it out. A couple of years after we graduated, she moved to Tennessee leaving me and our three other best friends here to fend for ourselves! ;) Next month she's getting married and the four of us are making a girl's weekend out of it. No hubbys and no boyfriends. Just the four of us on the wide open road, with not a care in the world. Except making sure our friend's wedding goes as planned, of course! I'm quite excited to see Denise! She doesn't know I'm coming though. The other three girls have to work and her other two bridesmaids (who are also still here in Va) can't make it either. I had planned on going, but didn't think it was going to work out for me to. When she found out that none of us could come, she was heart broken. So, I've decided that no matter how much money it takes in gas to get there, I'm going to see her. Her sister, who also lives there, knows I'm coming. Its been hard not letting it slip to Nisey, but I'm excited to surprise her!

Anywho! I digress. Like I said, its Champagne Saturday! :) The shower is billed as casual, so I'm sporting khaki capris and really pretty top from Old Navy. I can't find any pictures on the 'net, so I'll have the hubby take one for me to post tomorrow. And my drink of choice? Since we're having to leave at the crack of dawn to get there, you better believe I'll have a nice cup of coffee on hand. :)

Make it a great Saturday! :)

** Since I'm already home and I do have a picture. I will upload it now for your viewing pleasure! :)

(Just in case) Nisey's on the left and I'm on the right.