The Adventures of a Girl Called Kelly: Day 8

Last night I had a conversation on the phone with my bestest best friend forever (or BBFF to the unknowing). It was a rare opportunity for at conversation between two people who have had completely different work and sleep schedules over the past 6 months! That conversation led me to the thankfulness that I have for the one and only, Laurie Walls.

Neither of us are sure of the precise origins of our friendship, at least to the extent that it is today. We met in middle school and had a close knit group of 5 who were obsessed with the Backstreet Boys and avidly against any other boy band. We became close friends, but as middle school ended and high school began our crowds changed a little. We didn't hang out as much, though we were always friendly towards one another. Somehow though, even after graduation, we picked back up with a friendship that was stronger than ever. (We both think it had something to do with a mutual love of midnight harry potter book and movie releases that really propelled our friendship!)

Since then, I can say that there has been no one that I have shared in so many adventures with! Our friendship has never been the typical "hang-out and chill at home" or "bar-hopping" type, though we are perfectly okay hanging at home and can have a blast just playing board game. On occasion, we have tried the bar scene and promptly realized that we are not "those people" who enjoy "that". Our friendship, our sistership, revolves around some form of travel. If we are confined to hanging out in Fort Wayne for a night, you will most likely see us tooling around in a little bright blue Kia Spectra 5, with no particular destination in mind, making occasional stops for geocaches, sonic beverages (RIP Ft Wayne Sonic), and stopping for phantom raccoons and suicidal frogs. If we are not in Fort Wayne you probably won't be able to find us, because we are on an epic adventure and are running on little sleep and moving at speeds near 150mph. Our favorite destinations are St. Augustine, NYC, and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter though we will gladly go ANYWHERE (so long as there are no bedbugs)!

There are few people that you hardly have to say anything for them to understand what's going on, but Laurie is one of those people. just last night, I think I said two words and was at a loss for how to explain what I was feeling, and she totally got it. We have had our fare share of ups and downs, but it has only made us greater friends, and it will only continue to do grow stronger and stronger. I am thankful that I have the bestest best friend in the entire universe!!!