Drum Roll Please!

As we have been told numerous times--everyone has been anxiously awaiting our first blog post. Well we have to give the people what they want. So now let me start from the beginning. Cara and I have been inseparable since birth--that is just the honest truth. I believe we meet in the nursery of First Baptist Church while in the arms of Ms. Virginia as she rocked us in those horrific wooden rocking chairs from 1920. Anyways, the reason we really became friends so early in life was because our mothers had an incredible bond that included loving to talk on the phone for hours all day and then volunteer for everything possible at church. So some might say that our friendship started over the convenience factor that our mothers were constantly together and having daughters the same age was like a built in babysitter. I really wanted to find a picture of us when we were babies but if you know Nora, she is an amazing woman! But organization might not be her strong point so trying to locate pictures at our house would entail fighting my way to the back of the closet in our extra bedroom and pulling out 16253 boxes of pictures that we have only to find that none of those boxes have what I am looking for. So this was the earliest picture I could find of us. We apologize in advance for the poor quality of pictures. More than likely all of these were taken on a disposable camera.

I know this is at one of my birthday parties. I would guess 5 or 6? As you can tell Cara still had the ever popular bowl cut. I had one too. They were horrendous. I can't even begin to describe that time in our lives in such a small space, we will have to have another blog dedicated to that. Nora and Jackie thought that was a great idea, even to the point of getting one themselves, SUPRISE it wasn't. At this point in our lives we were really into Barbies, baby dolls and beanie babies. Cara always had the cooler toys-Nora was the cheapest mother you have ever met! You know those Farbies (fake Barbies) that they sell at the Dollar Tree? That's what I had! My Farbies clothes consisted of socks that never got a match that we were allowed to cut up and put Velcro on...NOT COOL. Just a side note--Cara and I both had Lee Middleton Dolls growing up, (if you were a girl and breathing from 1995-2000-you know what I am talking about) Cara's baby had a monogrammed blanket...we were 7...I rest my case.

Next came middle school... As you can tell we both put on a little weight and I grew a unibrow. Our favorite store was the Limited Too, it did not matter that we had to wear the 16/18 size. Cara lived in overalls and I am not just talking about denim ones. Girl had velvet, corduroy, khaki, if they made it…she had it. See below = proof.

Woof.

Is this not the sweetest best friend picture ever? Our families went on a camping trip every year and this is a picture from one of them. Cara and I feel asleep in the hammock one night. We have always had a thing for sleep.

I would venture to say that this might be the best picture we have EVER taken together. Middle school was rough for us. I was homeschooled and Cara wore Aeropostale (see above). If you can look at this picture with our laughing, I commend you.

At the beginning of high school we really got into make-up. You might think that we are heading out to a function or a hot date but truth be told...we are at Craker Barrel with our youth group. I was still homeschooled, Cara was in year 10 at FCS, and we were almost able to drive! Driving meant we could cruise up and down Main Street, go and sit at Sonic for hours, and most importantly drive around while blaring rap music because we thought it was cool.

75% of our pictures from high school involve this infamous face.

I would say that 11th and 12th grade were some of the best years of my life. I finally got to go to FCS and Cara basically made me into who I was. As I am sure you can imagine...we were cheerleaders, key club members (key club?), class officers, FCA members, Diamond Dolls, etc. If it was extracirrular...we did it. They were great years!

Of course there is a lot more to our friendship but for right now--this small look into our lives will have to do! When I am not working 65 hours a week and Cara does not have to go tend to her refugee family, go teach fire safety to elementary monsters, or study for 2375 tests and we have more time we will add more!

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday! We are half way to the weekend!!