My Best Friend

I just had to write a special blog for my friend Robin. September 9 is her birthday and I wanted everybody to know just how special she is to me. Robin and I have grown up together. Our parents became friends when we were too young to remember. Our families went on vacations together and we spent many Christmas's with them. I can honestly say that every memory I have in my life Robin is a part of. I can remember as children our parents would get together and we would plot the whole night about how we were going to talk our Mama's into letting us spend the night with each other. We also grew up in church together. We were baptized together in 1985. We were together through school programs, football games, proms, graduation, Panama City after graduation and then college. You guessed it, we lived together when we went to Auburn. We had so much fun and those memories at Auburn when Robin first met her husband John are some of the fondest memories I have. When we graduated from Auburn our families were all there together just like they had always been. Robin married John in 2000 and I was so happy for them. I'm sure people remember that I started crying at the reception and didn't stop until they left for their honeymoon!!! As the years past and I moved to Columbus, Robin and I still talked most everyday. When Robin gave birth to Emma Kate in 2002, I remember flying through my work day so I could leave Columbus and get to Montgomery before she was born. The years kept coming and we still stayed close. When I met my husband Shannon I don't think anyone was more happy for me than her. She was of course there with me when Shannon and I were married and she was there when Laura Katherine was born. " A little trivia" Laura Katherine and Emma Kate have the same birthday. How weird is that!!!
Even through the busy days of work and children we have managed to talk almost everyday. Some times multiple times a day. The past few months have been really hard on my family and Robin and her family have been right there with us feeling our pain and giving us support. Robin truly has been there through everything in my life and she was able to be with me when my father passed away in July. I can barely type right now for the tears but I wanted everyone to know how special my friend is and how special she and her family are to me. I love you Robin!! Happy 33rd Birthday!