For anyone who reads this site and comments, you may have noticed a new commentor.
That is my bestest, bestest, bestest friend, Shalley. She stood up for me when Erik and I got married. Everyone give her a warm welcome...
Let me give you alittle history on how Shal and I came to be friends. I went to Lincoln JHS (in Ft. Collins) and she transfered there from Bill Reed JHS (in Loveland). We met in a Life Science class and hated each other instantly. The same day she came to LJHS so did this other girl and they were fast friends and my little circle of friends and I weren't having that. Somehow we became friends I'm not sure how, maybe she can remember. We were very close for about 3 years, then something so earth shattering happened that we would never speak again. She then moves to Washington state. Many years go by.....
In 1991 Shalley comes to town to visit another one of our friends who recently had a baby. Our friend that she is visiting invites me over (not knowing that Shalley is there) to see the new baby. And slowly, its just like old times. Neither of us can remember what the big todo was that stopped us from ever speaking.
Now days she lives in South Carolina, and we often lose touch for months and then we catch up again. But no matter how long we are apart she is the bestest (girl) friend I will ever have. We have been friends for almost 20 years and have lived in the same state for only 3 of those years. She has a husband mike and 2 beautiful babies, Brandon 5 and Amanda 4 months.