Here is a list of people who I consider close friends of mine (in NO particular order)!!!!!! TEENA-I've known her for almost 10 years now and there isn't much that her and I haven't done or gone through together. We've gone from being friends to hating each other and back to friends in those LONG years. But now I think we've realized we have always been and will remain best friends!!!! LYLAS!!!!! JAY-One of my ONLY ex's that I'm friends with although it wasn't by choice at first...He & Teena married in September 2002. They are a RIOT together and I'm happy for them!!!!! KRISTIN-She is wild and wacky just like me. I think that's why we get along sooo well. I met her through seeing Jumper and a friend of Teena's....since then, we've got some crazy stories to tell..... PETE- Without this guy, I don't know where I'd be. He's always given me the best advice, even if I am stubborn and never did listen. Despite not talking to him much when he moved to Arizona in 1997, I still keep him very close in my heart!!! He now lives in Virginia with Emily, his fiance, so I expect I'll be seeing more of him soon!!!! We started talking on the phone through Mike in 1995, I grew to love him before I ever met him physically one year later, and we have stayed friends over the years. JIM- Ahhh what to say and where to start with Jim.... He's the only other guy friend who I always thought would be a permanent fixture in my life..... unfortunately, I haven't talked to him in months. He got married and the last time I spoke to him was a week after the wedding..... I miss him like crazy, but what can you do??? Things happen and people change.... I can't live in the "what if" pool....but as they say, if people are meant to be, they will come back in your life..... TANYA-I knew her back in school, but it wasn't a good thing (fighting over a guy....such a BAD THING!!!!!!) But years later, we discovered we had mutual friends and we started hanging out. Things have changed and I'm glad to have become friends with her. She helped me through one of the toughest times in my life and I'll never be able to thank her enough!!!!! ABBIE: Well, moving to Nash didn't work out, but I STILL LOVE YA GIRLFRIEND!!!!!! We are both busier than ever, but hop eto get together soon....... For anyone else NOT listed here, it's not purposely... I just haven't known you as long as I've known these people, but that doesn't mean I love you all any less......