Do any of you have a friend that is so wonderful, so incredibly special, that you feel you need to dedicate a whole blog entry to them? Well boy do I - her name is Kristen. This obviously is a picture of us together.
We have been friends since before elementary school. Somewhere I have a picture of us on the swingset in our backyard with cheesy grins. She has fond memories of stringing Cheerio necklaces at our house.
Every Halloween, Kristen came up with a great costume - always with props. She was the envy of every Beehive/Miamaid/Laurel at the youth dance, especially the year she came as a cowgirl complete with guns and fake eyelashes. As we moved on to high school, I remember Kristen wanting to throw not just a Christmas party, but a Christmas "Extravaganza". So the planning began.
BYU came around and we had the opportunity to room together. When we knew the other one was having a bad day, that was our cue to head over to Brick Oven and bring home a pizza. One trip back to Provo, wonderful Phyllis made us some Rice Krispie treats. They were cut in narrow strips so I called them Rice Krispie fingers. The next trip, Phyllis made them into the shape of hands complete with candy rings just as a joke.
Kristen has always had an amazing sense of humor. I remember she was driving us somewhere in her sporty RX7 and we stopped at a light. She told me to look over at the car next to us. As I looked to see a car full of good looking guys, she rolled my window down so it looked like I was doing it. Being the shy thing I was then, I was mortified. Ugh! I was thrilled when her next car did not have automatic windows. However, I made the mistake of mentioning that to her and when the same opportunity arose, she reached over and opened my door since she could not roll down my window.
I have many more Kristen stories, but maybe I will save them for a part two another day. I am glad I have a friend like Kristen who I can call and tell about a special Lifetime movie starring Mario Lopez AND Mark Consuelos (also Erik Estrada). She understands just what a remarkable show that must be. She knows I understand when she sends a text message that just reads "Kudzu".
What more can I say than Kristen is a real "sweet-heart" and "you are loved". She knows what I mean.
(P.S. Is that good Kristen?)
