A friend like this…

Over the weekend we went on a little trip to Denver. Jer had some work to do there and I had a good friend I wanted to visit. This is the darling, sweet friend that defended me in front of that awful mean lady.

My friend is Lindsay. We met 4 years ago. Jer and I had just had Emma and were living in Maryland, right out side of DC. Linds and I made an instant connection because we both went to the same universities (yes, plural), both majored in Recreational Therapy and both had traveled to Romania for an internship. We hadn’t met until then because she was a year behind me in school.

It was an almost instant friendship. I say almost because at first I wasn’t so sure if she really wanted to hang out with me and baby Emma. So we put off hanging out for a while and then finally we made a shopping/lunch date. She took me to H&M (the best, cheep, stylish clothing store EVER.) After that we hung out a ton. Even our husbands enjoyed each other… you see, they both like sports…and if you have that… you have a really great situation… everyone is happy. We planned road trips, beach trips, climbing trips, camping trips. It was wonderful.

Lindsay is everything I’d want in a friend. She helps me shop and be stylish, she’ll give me her honest opinion, she’s not afraid to see me cry, she makes great yummy food and shares, she loves my crazy kids, she likes to be adventurous (hello, she rock climbs!!), is kind to everyone, makes me laugh, and can talk about anything or nothing, and she always has open arms. Oh yea, she never forgets a birthday and she’s like a sister.

So you see, I was so sad when she moved to Denver. So sad that we even considered moving after them but the job opportunity in Utah arose so we headed west as well. It’s not so bad because we are only one large state away from each other and we have the internet and telephone to keep in contact.

So our trip to Denver was lovely. Lindsay put us up and we shopped and played and ate and laughed. Good fun. Here is a picture of us at the Denver Zoo.

Burr, it was cold. Thanks Lindsay!! Love ya.