Even though I have a statistics final in a few hours, I really need to take a moment to say an official HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my friend Amanda! As Amanda would say, she has become an old lady today, the big 2-3! I just hope that even though for the first time she is working on her birthday (at her real person job, as she would say), she still has a GREAT day, and fills herself with lots of cake. 
Amanda and I lived on the same floor in the dorms (good ol' Wilson West!) but didn't really become close until we both made the Pom Team at the end of our sophomore years. From that point on we had several great nights, often that ended with pictures of us making very flattering faces (a few examples posted).
I really miss having someone like Amanda to pre-drink with before pom parties, to make crazy faces with, and to take pictures with celebrities with (e.g., with Willie the can man, the notorious can-collecting man that could always be found wandering East Lansing, above). I went on facebook to look for some good pictures to post and found that there are 90 pictures of the two of us! Not too shabby! So I posted some of my favorites here including:
1) Us in our amazing Halloween costumes senior year, 2) Amanda getting ready before the 'pink party,' clearly the best kind of party for this dashing red-head, 3) Two pictures of us at Rick's on our last night out in East Lansing, one of which is with Willie the can man, who I am pretty sure was and probably still is in LOVE with Amanda, 
4) Us at the Auto Show spelling out M-I-S (Michigan International Speedway) which was completely unneccessary and elicted many stares, and finally 5) Us performing our final pom pon scavenger hunt routine (yes, I am walking a girl who is pretending to be a lamb; yes, we did proceed to forget most of the routine; and sadly, no, we did not win).
1) Us in our amazing Halloween costumes senior year, 2) Amanda getting ready before the 'pink party,' clearly the best kind of party for this dashing red-head, 3) Two pictures of us at Rick's on our last night out in East Lansing, one of which is with Willie the can man, who I am pretty sure was and probably still is in LOVE with Amanda, 
4) Us at the Auto Show spelling out M-I-S (Michigan International Speedway) which was completely unneccessary and elicted many stares, and finally 5) Us performing our final pom pon scavenger hunt routine (yes, I am walking a girl who is pretending to be a lamb; yes, we did proceed to forget most of the routine; and sadly, no, we did not win).
So, I think all of this sums up pretty well me and Amanda's friendship. What else could you ever want besides crazy outfits, laughter, and hideous faces? Nothing, if you ask me. I'm strangely comfortable with it. 
I wont get sappy and emotional here. Amanda and I don't roll that way too often. ;) All I will say is that she is a GREAT friend and I miss her presence in my life like a pom pon girl misses her ability to do a great toe-touch. Amanda, have a fabulous day! You deserve it!
1 comment:
awww thank you Shawn! that post definitely brightened this gloomy day at work! so many great memories! miss you!
love ya!
amanda
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