why i love my 'old' friends

when i say 'old' i mean it not to describe their age or former influence on my life, it is said as more of a term of endearment. i got to catch up with two of my oldest friends today and let me tell you...some things (or people in this case) you can just always count on. :) 

let's start with leigh anne. we met circa 2001 when she moved to mt.vernon from mt. pleasant, and we've remained in touch and close friends for over 11 (oh my goodness!) years. leigh anne is truly a graceful human being. she is (and always has been) a fun-loving, silly, wonderful person. somehow, we've always had something to do with each other's love lives. for example, in the 8th grade, a boy (who will remain nameless...leigh, you know who i'm talking about), wanted her to be his girlfriend. he asked her in a weird way, and she didn't really get what he was saying. i politely explained, and they lived happily ever after for a couple of months (you know how jr. high relationships go). :) on my end, as a matter of fact, it was sweet leigh anne's wedding that i was attending when i ran back into michael. (see the short version of that story here.) basically, i owe my upcoming marriage to her. :) now, leigh anne and her husband, landon, are married and live in waco where they're expecting their first child, a son, this fall. 

here is leigh anne and landon dancing their first
dance at the, now infamous, wedding.
isn't she just lovely?

after finally catching up with leigh anne for a bit on the phone (we'd been playing phone tag for a couple of days), i went to dinner with amy (aka tracy powers) at bambu in richardson. 

first off, you guys...if you've never been there and you're in the dallas-area, i highly recommend it. amy and i split the cashew chicken with jasmine rice and the crying tiger beef (yes, that's the real name) with sticky rice. it was delish...the perfect amount of spicy, was filling without over doing it (you know how thai food can be), and was very decently priced. can you ask for more? i think not. 

anyway, back to amy. she and i became best friends back in the 6th grade and she's basically been there for me through it all (i'm sure an elaboration of the "it all" will come eventually, but today's not the day!). one thing particularly fabulous about amy is that she shares my disdain for domesticity. neither one of us can cook--nor do we wish to--we don't really clean, and the idea of having kids right now causes an anxiety attack. she's also my own personal carrie bradshaw (minus the finicky obsession with men, chain-smoking, and column-writing). she graduated from fit in new york and knows her shit when it comes to fashion. 

"the world is my runway, bitch."

as usual, we got to catch up on each other's lives and talk wedding things...namely my bachelorette party. :) details to come! sadly, though, i forgot to take pictures to document our girl time! fear not...there will be other opportunities!

so why do i love my 'old' friends? because some things never change. good night lovelies!

p.s. mikey-poo turns 24 tomorrow! i can't wait for him to get home from work and open his present! :)