Childhood Best Friends

Are you still friends with anyone that you knew when you were 6 years old? See the little girl with the hat and sunglasses in the red jacket? That's Suzy. (And I'm the one in the awesome '80's outfit at the other end...the multi-colored heart shirt with the stone-washed jeans) We met when we were 6. We lived 3 doors down from each other, and once we met we were pretty much inseparable. We played Barbies every day after school, we built a "mall" in the woods behind our houses, and she was the one who invited me to go to church for the first time. Her family was like another family to me...still is actually, I just don't get to see them much. This next picture was taken at Suzy's high school graduation.

Melissa, Lynnae, Me, Suzy, and Becca

We went to the same college together, which is where Suzy met her husband Tim. Our husbands are also great friends and the four of us have so much fun when we get together. But it's been a while. They live in New York and we of course live in Arizona. They have two boys, Oscar who is 2 and Charlie who is not even a month old yet! And the saddest thing to me is that we have yet to meet each other's kids. We've video chatted on Skype, but it's just not the same.

Hanging out in Central Park post-college, pre-babies.

I love the Bomgardner's and I miss them very much. I think I'm having withdrawals actually. We really want to plan a trip out to see them soon. I don't know if it will work out, but it would be awesome if we could. I think this might be the latest picture of us that I have. It was taken at my sister's rehearsal dinner for her wedding several years ago. My dress has little black dots all over it that you can't really see. We bought them to "match." We're still 6 years old when we hang out together! 

WE LOVE YOU BOMGARDNER'S!