Beauty of Friendship: April 1, 2010

There's a lot of history behind the sweet hat on Rylee's head. Let me share it with you.

In 2001 I graduated highschool and my best friend moved to Oceanside. While it was pretty hard getting used to, it was a great blessing in disguise. Not that I would want my best friend to leave, but if she hadn't, four wonderful girls may never have become the friends they did. This story might get a bit confusing so I'm including a picture to make it a little easier:



Not only did my best friend move to Oceanside, but so did Eri & Aim's and so did Kel's. And so there we were. Four girls who lost their best friends to some city by the ocean. It didn't take long, but we became fast friends. We did pretty much everything together: we laughed, we cried, we had sleepovers, we went toilet papering, we got bagels together each Sunday, we borrowed each other's clothes, we took LOTS of pictures, we made nicknames for each other, we tried starting a magazine, we were basically inseparable. And after college, we all grew up and got married. Eri & Aim stayed in touch (obviously, they're twins!) and Kel & I stayed in touch.

A little over a year ago Eri & I got in touch again. Not long after, she told me she was expecting a little girl. And a few months later, I had the same news to share with her. And here we are now with gorgeous little babes. Emrie is almost 5 months and Rylee is almost 2 months. Although the two have yet to meet (we live on opposite sides of the state!), the date isn't too far off. Emrie sent Rylee the sweet hat last week and a friendship has begun. I can only hope these two little girls get as much out of life and friendship as her mama and I did!