May 7th

I still remember the first day of high school--I was covered head to toe in pink (no joke, pink sweater, pink pants, and pink shoes...what was I thinking?) and I was late for math. I slid in the back and sat at an empty desk. Slipping in right next to me was a short, olive skinned, dark hair, brown eyed girl--such a contrast to my own complexion. We looked at each other and this huge grin came across her face--she loved my outfit. I knew that day that we were going to be friends, but I never knew we would grow to be more like sisters than just close friends. We went through the good, the bad, and the ugly together. We discovered our sleeping schedules totally clashed when sharing a room but we were patient through the boyfriends, lending a shoulder to cry on, and shedding tears of laughter together.

Yesterday I sat in the sealing room and witnessed her get married. Tears swelled up in my eyes as I remembered that first day of class 7 years ago. When did we grow up? Anyway, May 7th was a perfect day to get married-the sun and flowers were breathtaking. They didn't even come close to the bride in beauty though.

The wedding couldn't be as great as it was without an awesome bachelorette party beforehand. Thanks to Becky and Chelsea we had a blast with drinks at Sparks,

a Girls Only dance in the SNOW (what!?!),

and fabulous creme brulee french toast for breakfast.

On the actually day Maddi was SO SMILEY. They looked so good together!

She had an amazing cake, I loved it so much!
And Mitch and I enjoyed dinner with dear friends.

Anyway, May 7th was a wonderful day to remind me how blessed I am to have such wonderful friends. I have the best friends in the whole world and I look forward to seeing how we all grow up together.
And let's not forget my best friend--he tags along to all of these weddings with me and faithfully takes pictures (most of the time). I'm so happy that I get to spend forever with him.

What a beautiful day Maddi! Congratulations!!!