I said goodbye to my best friend and lovely step-sister today. You'd think that living the student life, where good friends come and go, I would be okay with letting her go. Nope, this is different. I'm going to miss her like crazy.
Cristiana and I first met in Provo where we both lived as newlyweds. We made the 12-hour drive to San Diego together to go to our parents' wedding; we became fast friends. We both moved to the U so that our husbands could go to grad school and we had our first children (both boys) just a month apart. We spent many of our days together, taking our kids on walks, going to the zoo, swimming, shopping, watching movies, sewing, and many other fun excursions. And even though we lived just a couple of miles apart, we had at least one 45-minute phone conversation a week. Our boys were best friends and it's going to be tough the next time we go to the children's museum because I know Andrew's going to ask if Pete is coming. We had our second and third children (she had twins) just 6 weeks apart (all boys again!). She has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly side of me, and still loves me. I love her confidence, patience, and sincerity. She is an amazing mom and example to me.
We sure are going to miss them, but we're also excited for them and their newest adventure: Wade will be doing his post-doc in Nashville, TN. We love you guys! Good luck!
3 comments:
I love the "Everyone Poops" book. Too funny. Sorry about losing your great friend. TN is wonderful. I hear Nashville is beautiful. We are going to head over there the end of September to see the fall trees. Tell Chrisiana to visit us in Memphis if she ever is in town!
Totally makes me weepy! I loves those boys and will miss my sis so much too! You're such a great sister and friend to her. Thanks for just being you!
Today, Peter asked if he could visit his friend Andrew. We'll be visiting your blog frequently to see him!
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