besties.

since the 8th grade, i have had the same best friend.

{these pics are in order from the earliest i had them on my comp--three years ago}

she is so wonderful and we have been through so much together.

all those years were not always rainbows and butterflies--quite the contrary.

we had months where we would barely talk.

and months we were inseparable. 

we survived for 6 months when she went to costa rica for foreign exchange sophomore year.

{when she was there we talked every 7-10 days on the phone and we were big fans of snail mail!}

and we survived when i went to Peru and decided to live my life for Christ.

{my 18th birthday}

i know that i can go to her for anything and she accepts me just the way i am.

although we are total besties, we are different in one way...religion.

for me, my faith is a HUGE part of my life and who i am.

it's the complete opposite for her.

i'll be the first one to tell you that it's super rough at times.

when i want my best friend to give me biblical advice, i know that's not gonna happen.

but i value her opinion on anything and everything, regardless.

{us before junior year homecoming}

{us before senior homecoming}

{us before junior prom!}

{and senior prom...}

another thing i love about her is that she's an awesome travel partner! this girl and i would go anywhere in a heart beat! and we're both such good travelers it's so enjoyable.

most people kill their best friends when they spend weeks together.

not us!

{us at disney land in CA for junior year spring break}

{and more from that spring break...here we're in palm desert, CA}

{and us in nashville this past october! one of my favorite candid of us.}

isn't she beautiful?!

i love her cheekbones..they're so defined.

p.s...are you sick of seeing pictures yet!?!

her mother was always like a mom to me.

me and my mom never had a great relationship, to say the least.

but i knew the tyler {my bestie} and her mom were always there.

whether it was boys, school...you name it, she was there.

{high school gradation. it's a bit blurry but us your imagination to un-blurry it :] }

she has three little sisters and is the best big sister.

i totally envy that about her!

when her last sister was born three years ago, i was with her and her two other sisters. when we got the word the new baby was here, amelia said 'we're all big sisters now! and ann is the biggest sister'. (cause i am a couple months older than ty).

precious..i know!

and she drives to see me on my birthday :]

{turning the big 2-0. no longer teenagers!}

she is at a school that is about 30 minutes away.

yet, we never see each other during the academic year.

acutally, i haven't seen her yet in 2011.

oh get this, haven't seen her since thanksgiving.

i know, crazy, right?!

that is why all these pictures are almost ancient!

we're both busy with school and her family was in CA for half of last year--so that's where she spent xmas. then she flew to see her new baby brother, who is adorable!, in hawaii--where her daddy lives.

all that equals no visiting with ann.

 i have plans to see her the second weekend in may.

that is getting SO close.

i don't think i'll know what to do when i see her. it will be kinda weird haha.

so, now you all can meet my BFF.

my kids will call her aunt tyler, whether they like it or not :]

happy Easter, all. 
He is Risen, i am free!