My Best Friend

She used to beat on me when we were toddlers.... I don't really remember
Then, when we rediscovered each other after a few elementary school years apart, she made fun of my Adidas Samba Classics and told me that her Mitres were cooler. It was then that I knew I was going to like this girl.

We made it through the middle and high school years even though we stopped talking for 4 months, when I decided I didn't like her boyfriend and she decided that it was "too bad." But, boy did she scream at my temporary "best friend" that night, at the school dance, when this new "best friend" kissed the boy that I liked. (How juicy is that?)

We made it through all the Cape Cod summers, where the drama with the boys was just about all we could handle.

We made it through the gymnastic years, never failing to inspire endless laughter among the clan of dedicated gymnasts who just wanted to be the best. C'mon, Shayna wiping out on her dismount off the bars was actually hilarious-- even if it meant a little nose surgery to correct the damage.

We made it through the college years, when she and her groovy UVM friends were, let's just say.... much more groovy than my Boston College, preppy and religious friends.

We made it through the live abroad years, as she ventured to the South island of New Zealand, and I ventured to South America. We would both return to those respective places numerous times, each time trying to convince the other to sneak away into our secret worlds, where people talk funny and life is just a little more relaxed

Now, here we are-- both on the left coast, both in our mid-20s, and both just as psyched to have each other in the same time-zone. Sometimes we see each other for a mere 10 hours, in which we are sleeping for 6 of those hours. Quick, work trips between SFO and LAX means that we are constantly on the go. Life is busy. We are starting out careers. (ummm, unless that implies that we have grown up, in which case I mean, we are starting to support ourselves). That said, we still have time for beach walks, episodes of Sex in The City, and lots of laughter.

Does everyone have a best friend this awesome?

I hope so....