There are friends.

And then there are your best friends.

Then there is family...

...where you let down, be yourself, laugh a little too loud, and say what you think.

Kaylin was born six months after I was.  Our mothers got each other and our families were together often, so Kaylin and I spent hours building killer forts, getting sunburned, and plotting schemes to sneak home with one another.  We fiddled away a good portion of our childhood arranging the perfect set up to play Barbies.  Never actually got around to playing with our Barbies, but never mind that.  We had fun.

And now she's getting married to a really splendid guy.

...and I see her let down, be herself, laugh a little too loud, and say what she thinks when she's with Drew; and it has me thinking that she's found new family, and it makes me glad to see her happy.

Congratulations, guys!  So excited for your day!