Friend One

I thought that I should give credit to all of my friends out there, and to do that, I'll create a blog entry dedicated to a random friend that day.  (These are in no specific order)

Todays friend: Brittany

First time I saw her- First day of Kindergarden at MPA, but we didn't know each other.

When we became friends- We met on the first day of first grade, in Mrs. Meland's class.  Now, I don't know exactly how we met, but from that day forth, until she left MPA, we were inseparable.

Why we became friends/stayed friends- We absolutely loved each other. We could/can relate on so many levels, we could talk about boys (changed to being mainly celebrities), our latest crushes (known to change daily), boyfriends, Disney World (and the other exciting parts of Disney and his movies), other movies (changed from cartoons to ones with our favorite actors- Johnny Depp, Daniel Radcliff, Orlando Bloom, Rupert Grint; just to name a few), families, pets, school, grades, projects, favorite food (hers being chocolate, mine ever changing), sports, games (by that, I mean the Harry Potter computer games- which are AWESOME), and so much more.

Some of my greatest memories of her were after middle school dances.  For some reason, we would always end up at her house (never planning before hand, but I think our parents got used to it), in her queen-sized bed, writing back and forth in a journal about what had happened that night or the "current events" in our grade.  Memorable topics- how many times I tried to avoid my new crush (Gus), after leaving love notes in his locker- him tracking me down/becoming my boyfriend, how many times/how I had kissed said BF, what happened/how we broke up, how many times we danced with how many different boys, the good songs, my one on-going crush (John- who I doubt he even knows that I had a crush on him for about 5 years), her crush of the time (Jason), ratting on our enemies, and our girl friends.

We went to/worked at girl scout camps for years, side by side, laughing all the way.  We had each others backs through many a hard project through school.  Did arts and crafts, cooked, sang in choirs (she was always a first soprano, and I was always an alto).  We laughed, cried, and  complained together.

Most memorable moment-  (This is going to sound very dirty, but NONE of it was) When our 7th grade class took a trip to Washington DC, and I shared a room with Britt, Christine, and Tess (who I shall talk about later).  There were only two queen-sized beds, and we used the logic that, Brittany being the smallest, and I being the biggest, should share a bed, and Christine and Tess would share the other (seeing as we'd fit better this way).  Well, as most people who know me know, I move a lot in my sleep, and I sleep very hard, and this did not go well for poor Britt.  Even having shared a bed before, I had never moved as much as I did the first night there.  All I know was I feel asleep on one side of the bed (Britt on the other), and woke up about 3 am, with Brittany under me, and Christine and Tess laughing their heads off.  Let's just say, I rolled off, and we all laughed for 30 mins straight.

Lowest moment- When Britt and I were fighting.  When she left MPA, she still came to the dances, and one time, she didn't talk to me the whole night until I confronted her.  We both went away upset, and for about a year, I went on thinking she hated me, and she went on thinking I hated her.

Last time I saw her- We got together last weekend to go see the latest Johnny Depp and Christian Bale movie- Public Enemies.  We got there, and realized too late that she forgot her ID, and as it was rated R, we couldn't get tickets (as I am not 21, I could not buy for her).  So, we had a problem, we had come there to see this movie, but could not.  I very soon came to the conclusion that we would have to "see" another movie (aka- buy tickets to one movie, and sneak into Public Enemies)  So I purchased tickets to see GI Joe, which was playing at the same time as PE.  We go in, buy our foods, and walk to where GI Joe was playing, and came to the fact that PE was playing at the opposite side of the cinema.  So, giggling, we suck around the guy that had just checked our tickets, and ran to the correct theatre, and enjoyed the movie we came here to see.

I love this girl to death, and she has been beside me through so much, and has put up with so much from me.  I doubt that I would be who I am if I hadn't met her.

Reminiscing,

~Andie

Listening to: 50 Jokes in 4 Minutes

This Summer

Where can I start? So much has happened to me this summer, I was gone for more than half of it, I swear!

Well, I guess a good place to start would be the fact that I went out of the country for the first time in my life.  I went to Ecuador with my school.  I'd have to say that this was a once-in-a-lifetime things, and I am so glad that I did it.  The first week we did home stays in the capital Quito, went to school, and did touristy things around the capital.  Then we went to the Amazon, where we were put into groups, and you had to eat all meals and hike around with these groups.  I was the only girl in my group, and I had the time of my life.  The group of guys that I was with was totally awesome!  They really got me thinking about somethings, and made me realize what I really want in a guy, and that guy just so happens to have been right in front of me for the past 5/6 years.  (Sadly, I doubt he thinks of me that way, but you never know, right?)  And then we spent a week in the Galapagos on a yacht.  This had to be my least favorite part of the trip, but that may just be because I got seasick the first night, I never got to swim, and I thought all of the islands smelt like poop.... If I could do this trip over again, I totally would.

And then I got to go to Walla Walla, Washington and Portland, Oregon with my mom and my little sister.  I looked at the U of O, and I really want to go there, but I doubt that I'll be able to get in.

And just a few days later, my family (mom and sisters) took a road trip to Bayfield, WI.  We stayed at a friend's condo, and it was absolutely amazing.  I went sailing for the first time, among many other firsts on this trip.  I really hope to go there again.

But on the down side, I have had some real friend trouble this summer.  Everything from a friend not talking to me because I crossed the line by threatening his girlfriend, and now we are talking again, (which makes me SOOOOOOO HAPPY!) to having a friend stop talking to me for no reason, (but I know the reason.... I think) and then having a very close friend write about those closest to them, and not even mentioning me.

I am nothing without my friends, they are my life raft, I don't know what to do with this.  I guess I'm not as important to my friends as I thought...

Peace out,

~Andie

Listening to: The Beatles, Across the Universe