billiemem

There are so many memories I could list, so many shared times, both good and bad. Hell, I've known you for what five years, and through most of that you were around me enough to be my sister. I guess instead of rehashing all the ones I could possibly think of, I'll just do a list of my favorite memories that I think of when I think of you.

Crash and the Eagles: I think that when I think of our friendship I will always think first of the days we spent just laying in my room at my grandmas doing nothing of any importance. Playing "our worlds" on Crash and listening to the Eagles on my lil cd boombox. Of course this was also the time of the Christmas lights and the thunder tape.

Tipton: I know you hated this place, but hell it wasn't all that bad. I will always remember walking to Gerbes, past the prison and the cemetary. It was so scenic! I remember spending all of our money on some junk food and a magazine, and not really even caring. It all seemed necessary to live at the time. I had a lot of fun taking the damned Amtrak for three hours to see you. Another thing that started here was the bunk beds. I mean you had them before but the bunk beds really became ours in Tipton. I know one day I'll regret giving them away...

Seventh Grade English: This was probably the defining thing that made us friends, and it is certainly an interesting memory. Harassing James and Brad was fun, especially James, and I'm not sure he ever recovered! Something that ties into this and was a great memory is the lock in when we threw Starbursts for over an hour and then got in trouble. That was great.

Church: Ok, I'll admit it, I hated church. But there was something comic about being dragged there by you just cause you didn't want to put up with your grandma and Vic alone. Of course, I wouldn't have wanted to either! The time we took Marcus and Patrick was beyond funny, since I really doubt either of them will grow up to be all that religious. Patrick talks like a sailor now and Marcus is a wanna be gangster.

KCK Walks: I think we just wanted to feel independent, and hell we were bored so we would spend time just walking around the blocks, probably talking about stupid things. Well one time we decided to walk to 16th street and not tell my mom. We got away with it but when we came back she told us to go back there and get money. The most comic part is my mom recently told me that she knew all along that we had gone there. Maybe we should have just sat in the truck. I wonder if you miss the ladder... Another of my favorite KCK memories is practicing that skit for Mr. Ferrel for hours. That was a fun day. The attic parties were interesting... I think that is where the fights started between the group and where I realized that I was more loyal to you than anyone else.

Hannah's Party: I never really told you this but this is the night I knew you were my first real best friend. When you got in a fight with Hannah and Morgan about tent spacing, it didn't take me long to know what I had to do. So I followed you out and we laid on the ground by the fire. They said we kept restarting the fire, but you know, I didn't even know how to start a fire, still don't! We eventually called my mom, and she grudgingly came after us, but I'm glad that night happened. It's hard to explain why, but I think you will know...

Tent Night: On the topic of tents... the night we slept outside in that tent in the middle of the storm is not one I have, or ever will forget. We laid there and planned the future, all the way through high school I think. Well we are almost done with high school now... I don't think we predicted right. Nothing we said that night came to be fact, but I don't care. What we had that night is something I'd die to have again, simple belief and strong friendship.

Others: Various others that I smile when thinking of are that one night, selling candy bars to the walking exercisers, getting chased out of the mall while you were in the restroom, my dad and Blaine nearly killing you, my moms wedding, the last weekend you spent here and the talking we did, and every other moment we ever spent together when things were good. Oh yeah and most importantly, and I will forever feel more strongly about this then anything... the mint limit. One day together I know we will conquer this great bout of injustice and we will stand tall with all the mints of our desires.