I feel like I can’t even find the words to write this properly. Katie was my first friend I made after my parents divorced and my mom moved us to South Florida. I was the quite girl who talked to her cat and liked Jewel and Katie was my loud next door neighbor who did gymnastics, loved to play capture the flag and seemed to talk to everyone. We became best friends all through middle school and high school even though we never actually went to school together and I ended up moving houses nearly every 2 years. We then ended up going to college 20 minutes away from one another in North Carolina and have seen each other through various boyfriends, all sorts of pets, quitting sports, moving jobs and now getting married.

When your high school bestie has her first baby, you immediately fly home to meet her! I cannot believe that I am posting this entry. Lara and I met in Mr. Hock’s Biology class when I was 13 years old. When I decided to launch my business, her and Louis were the most supportive humans on the planet. It’s so funny to see how my business and her family has grown simultaneously!