introductions: the bestie and her little chum

I want to start doing a series of introduction posts, just because there are people in my life you should really get to meet : )

On my 10th birthday, my family packed up the rest of our Richmond house and set out for the Gulf of Mexico. 2.5 years later, we packed up our Florida house and I celebrated my half-birthday by starting the long drive back to Virginia. We didn’t have much to show for our time there, just a few friends, some crazy stories and probably lots of sand in the car.

When I left my two closest friends were sisters, and somehow for the last 13 years we’ve just stayed close.

Somehow we grew up from dolls and scrunchies and adventures to marriage and kids for her, pictures and weddings for me, and, well, grand adventures still : )

Katie’s one of those people who is pretty amazing at life, but never gives herself nearly enough credit. She’s been married 4 years, a mom twice over, and has turned collecting antique furniture into a side business, where she repaints/reupholsters, and has a booth at an antique mall where she sells it all. (sidenote: wouldn’t that be the greatest excuse to go thrifting for stuff all the time?) She’s just as creative and imaginative as she was when we were 12 and 13, and instead of growing out of it has used those gifts to better her life and the people in it.

It can be hard to stay close to friends who not only live far away, but also have their lives in different places. I can’t imagine what my life would look like without her friendship, and am grateful nothing’s changed except for the better.

We visit each other or other cities a couple times a year, and last week it was her turn to come here. She brought her new baby Jack, and we spent a few days exploring, painting, and still building our castles in the sky <3