There are many people here (but not all) who I love. Friends and family, the line between the two doesn't matter because no matter what, I can depend on these people to be there whether I need them or not and I too am there for them in return. Everyone needs someone to believe in them, I am very blessed.

Kristen and I met in the 5th grade (a waaaaayyy long time ago). We didn't really become more than acquaintances though until we ended up at the same college together. We have never been roomates, but still have shared a close bond and spent so much time together that we practically are roomies. She has seen me cry more times than I care to admit and can still call me beautiful. That's a real friend. She sees me at my worst, but only sees the best. Kristen is an amazing woman and I have no clue where I would be without her loving guidance and super friendship. We are fun-easy-sexy-thirsty girls!

Sometimes you have special friends who, even though you don't get to see them very often, you can still pick right up where you left off with them. When I came to Winona for college, Chrissy went to St.Cloud. Ever since we have kept in touch with emails and telephones and visiting each other. She is someone who I admire because she does it on her own. She has made a life for herself despite all the crap she has had to deal with. We've been friends since 6th grade and plan on continuing to be friends until we're old and gray and withering and dying. Even then, I'm sure we'll continue to be best buds. :-)

Family is very valuable, especially at a point in life when nothing seems to be constant. They won't just disappear on you because you're family. If you're fortunate as I am, your family won't turn their backs on you when things get rough. They're there to love and help you through it. My family does a great job of that.

This is a picture of me and Jenny, my older sister. We woke up reallllly early on Thanksgiving Day to run a 2k. I don't run. Simple as that, but she pushed me to run as much as I could no matter how stubborn I was being. A girl needs somebody to push her sometimes. Jenn is good at that.

These are my girls, except Matty is missing since she's taking the pictures. There is my sister, my goddaughter/cousin Tracy, me, Holly, and Aunt Chris. We have tons of fun whenever we can manage to get together. Which isn't very often, but soon enough I'll get to see them more frequently. Soon as college is over...

Growing up was quite an experience. Thankfully, I had other quirky and weird people like my sister and my cousin Laura to share it with. Nobody will ever be alone in this world if they take the time to look around and see all the people in the game with them.