When it comes down to it, I really have very few incredibly close friends. I seem to have a lot of acquaintances, but not a lot of people that I share intimate details of life with. I am okay with that. I am blessed to have several very good girlfriends who have been with me through thick and thin. None of them live in Atlanta, which causes me to have a desperate need for a personal pilot to take me all over the country to see these wonderful ladies. Since I don’t have that pilot yet, our strong friendships continue thanks in large part to Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites. We are all so busy that email and phone calls are few and far between, but thoughts of each other abound nonetheless.
One of these dear friends is Jenn, author of Third Coast Bride. I remember, as if it were yesterday, the day I met Jenn at Valpo. She was a freshman and I a sophomore, and from the instant our eyes met we knew we were destined to be best friends for the rest of our lives. We pledged Gamma Phi together, roomed together, went to date parties together, laughed together, cried together, grew together, and then I moved away for law school in Ohio and then finally back home to Georgia. While I served on the Board/Program Committee for Church in Society, I was lucky enough to travel to Chicago twice a year and got to visit her each time I was there. Now I think it’s been years since I saw her, and I miss her terribly.
If you have a friend like this, you can imagine my joy for her when she called me a couple of months ago and told me of her recent engagement to her longtime boyfriend (and wonderful man) Bob. I, as well as many others, have been waiting for that phone call for a very long time! A couple of weeks ago she asked me to be one of her bridesmaids, and I have to be honest, it is one of the greatest honors I think I have ever held.
Jenn, as one I would consider to be a best friend, I am so happy for you and Bob. I am excited, honored, and humbled to be a part of this journey with you.
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Wow, Crys, this post is so meaningful! I feel exactly the same way and couldn’t have put it any better. You are so right – it was literally day 1 when I knew we would be friends for life – doing life together, being open and honest always, and never judging, but reflecting and helping one another out. You are such a fabulous best friend and I don’t know what I would do without you!