I'll take the BE+FRIE half...

I've been thinking a lot about my friends lately. Thinking = missing, of course. I'm lucky to have friends who have seen me through the best and worst of times; watched me snort [it's a family trait] and watch me cry [so is that]. They've pushed me when I needed it, and let me melt when I needed it. And while I want to keep this blog-thing light and hopefully even sort of dumb (fingers crossed!), I can't help dwelling on the fact that I have been incredibly blessed. My friends are AMAZING - they're sisters and cousins and roommates and athletes and wives and husbands and students and writers and travelers and artists and musicians...and they're all so freaking funny. In short, I couldn't have imagined better friends for myself [though Meghan did have some pretty kickass names for her imaginary friends...]. I think about you all constantly, and you are what shaped me, to a large extent.

Ha! So I'm all your fault! This is me shaking off all responsibility...

Ok but seriously...ish, this is the only ornament in my tree this year. It's from Katie, and it obviously makes me think of her, but it makes me think of the rest of my friends too. Why would I need any other ornaments?