From the first hello we clicked...

I remember our first greeting and smile - I think I startled her a bit with a hug right away but hey, that's just me.

She was tall and pretty wearing a jeans skirt and a red tshirt with an American flag on the front.

I don't remember every single detail, just a few. But I do know that that moment, in the Summer of 2011, was only the beginning of a wonderful friendship with a wonderful person.

Nicole Christine Frey is one of the most amazing people I know. She's beautiful, funny, sweet, loving. I have countless memories that I can recall of her. Most of them make me laugh out loud each time.

Nicole and I have never had a fight that I can recall. Ok yeah, so there was that one time when we fought over whether her outfit looked good or not. We were home alone and made a huge dramatic deal out of it for no reason. I remember laying on her bed dying of laughter afterwards.

I remember visiting Gramma Williams in Summer 2012, we had a blast. Eating gummy butterflies, and drinking chocolate milk in pretty glass goblets. Swimming in the lake, screaming like a buncha girls.....*cough* Well, we are girls.

We made a coconut cream pie while we were there and had to whip the cream by hand. I convinced her to let us use Gramma's old fashioned hand beater over the electric one. Worst idea....EVER!

We both just about died before the cream was even fully whipped. But we laughed and made it through. That pie looked amazing and we were SO excited until we heard all her brothers were coming over too!

No. No. No. We pouted and hid our chocolate milk. We didn't want to share our girl time with four rambunctious hooligans!!

We went down to the lake to swim one afternoon and took a video of ourselves as we walked, mumbling about The Party Pooping Brothers who were soon to arrive.

Hmm, it was SO fitting for me to almost step in dog poo as we grumbled. We lost it. Snorting and laughing. Oh goodness. We got laughs out of that weeks down the road.

When the boys came it wasn't TOO bad. We ate most of the pie while the boys swam so we wouldn't have to share much. Sis Kim called us oinkers and it's true, we should have been more generous to The Party Pooping Brothers.

I have thousand of more memories. Watching the Sound of Music, eating candy and blue icecream. Devouring a whole bag of chips. Yard work together. Cooking. Late nights up talking and laughing. Jonathan and her dad overhearing us. Getting embarrassed. Laughing some more. Sleeping in the trailer, creepy dogs howling in the middle of the night. Swimming in the icy creek, picture posing at Blaine Water Front Park, football games with the boys, berry picking. Fair rides, sleep overs at the Hayes. Bonfires in the front yard til after midnight.

I could write a whole book of my memories with Nicole. And maybe I will one day I will, for us to look back and read when we are old and grey. Each moment spent together has been amazing.

I can honestly say that over the past two years since that first hello, we have only gotten closer. I thank the Lord for giving me such a wonderful friend. I am truly blessed.

I love you Nicole! So very very much! <3

Anna & I

Found this picture on a friends photo sharing site. I loved it and wanted to share! :D

Becca

Have you ever met someone, and just a few hours later you feel like you've known them since forever?

Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of her but I want to just tell you about her a bit. I miss her so much sometimes it makes my heart ache. Literally.

Rebecca Peris is an amazing, sweet, beautiful young lady that I love with all my heart. I had so much fun with her this past summer. So many wonderful memories I can look back on and smile.

She would come over randomly during the day and sit in the recliner while I sewed curtains for the cabin. Or she'd walk with me down by the little creek to find berries.

We used to run as fast as we could up the hill in the front field at camp and then at the top we'd try to get as many wild cherries as we could from the cherry trees. They were so tall and many times we only got a few. :)

One Sunday, we went to the field and just laid down in the grass. Not saying a word, just that comfortable friendly silence. She's played with some grass and I drifted off into a quick catnap. I remember hearing birds and a bee. The sun was warm and I can still feel the feeling of it's warmth spreading over me.

I remember laughing with her about the silliest things and we would constantly sing. Doing dishes, cutting fruit, traying rolls. Sing, sing, sing. The warm dish water all soapy, and I'd wash while she rinsed and sanitized. We would sing song after song. Harmonizing.

I remember playing the old piano in the dining hall. Wearing our work uniforms and aprons. Killing time while we waited for serving time to come, or maybe after we were all done with dinner and clean up. I'd play and she'd pull up a chair beside me and we'd sing together.

Sometime's we sing those same songs here in church and I get so lonesome for her I feel like my throat is caught in my throat and I can't make a noise. I close my eyes and see us there at that old piano singing and trying to remember the words. Then laughing about it.

She's amazing and I miss her very much. But I thank the Lord for putting her in my life and blessing me with yet another friend...or should I say sister.

Summer Fun

My favorite giant tree at the camp.

Mt. Baker over the pond.

Another camp scene.

Lily Peris and myself

David Peris

Anna Peris

David <3

"The Charitys" and I

Jessica, Tim and Charity in the kitchen

My home <3

Our mouths were colored after eating the powder of DipStix 

Mall fun.

Sampling our first original Hookumhiemer Frappe!

Esther and me <3

+Tiff <3

Josh, Tiff and I got giant jaw breakers 

but never got a picture with Josh

Swimming at Gramma's house! <3

With the Frey's at Semihamoo

Sunset

SPAZZ!

TK.

Stands for Tom & Kim.

Adorable or what??

We held the moon together. :)

Anthony. :)

Last night at the Frey's.

We had a bonfire and sat around 

talking for hours. :)

Goodbyes :)