Sending love to my good friend, Jennifer

This blog is posted with the sole purpose of making Jennifer smile today! She is one of my oldest friends, one of the few who has been able to put up with me over the years. We met our freshman year in the dorms at Helaman Halls 1995. I was a timidly optimistic scholarly type from "30 miles northwest of Chicago" and she was a loud, crazy, spontaneously impulsive Texan. As bipolar opposites, we stuck to each other the moment we met. It was Jen who helped me get my first boyfriend, who gave my first pair of fancy underwear, of course, in the student cafeteria, Jen who introduced me to the luxury of sleeping all day and listening to good music, Jen who helped me dye my hair for the first time, and Jen who made me laugh at myself for all of my MANY quirks (My husband has you to thank for giving me a sense of humor!)
This picture is one of MANY birthdays that we celebrated together with our friends. This one was held in Jen's room, I think it was Genevieve's birthday. Pame had the Chilean tradition of smacking the head of the birthday girl face first into the cake when she took the first bite and, consequently, we ALL had to follow suit. It was great. Side note: Jen looked amazing as a redhead!!

This is when she stole all of Jon Moody's clothes and we realized we could stuff two of her in them! Side note: Doesn't Jen look incredible as a blond?




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This picture busts me up! It was taken at the Arctic Circle in Blackfoot, ID when Jen convinced me to "drop her off" during reading days. We took my sister's 1974 Woody station wagon and shimmied if you drove over 60 mph, no radio or tape deck, Karen Edwards came with and we had a blast!! How can you not love that face??!!





This BEAUTIFUL picture is evidence of just how gorgeous and classy Jen truly is. She is a delightful friend who has been a godsend to me throughout the years.







Jen, I love you! MANY people love you. Good days will come.

Sending you kisses,
Love me and Spud!