six reasons

What do you like to do with your favorite girl friends on a Tuesday night at 7:30? Well, around here we like to get together and dance our hearts out. We laugh and celebrate and reteach and encourage and take pictures and celebrate our friendships...all while we DANCE. Tonight we had a mission to learn a certain dance. I can't tell you what dance it was or why we learned it, but I will blog about it later on. The dance we learned is considered "easy" and we did master it and had fun doing it. I love these girls for coming out and learning this dance with me.

Let me introduce you to the beautiful girls in this picture:

[from left to right]

First you will see a girl who isn't much of a country fan, but dresses the part. She puts her boots on and dances the night away and looks so cute and like such a natural doing it! She is outgoing, silly and is the type of person you feel you've known your whole life. She's dedicated and smart and just got engaged herself! Yay! Congratulations!

Next, you will find a girl who LOVES country music with all her heart. She loves dancing and the beach. She would do anything to make sure her friends are happy. She leaves for dental school in August and has so much to offer the world. I will miss her and her smile, but am so proud of her! She also makes the best cake ever [both in the taste category and creativity!]

The next girl is in the same boat as I am. She has been without her other half for a year. She's independent, strong and loves her family. She's loves a good country line dance too! Even though she's only met a few of my friends once or twice, she makes herself at home and jumps right in. She's on a countdown. We both are ready for our guys to come home.

What about her? She is the most honest person you will ever meet. She will dance her heart out all night long and makes it look so easy. She's a great teacher and loves math. She will sit down with a good book and finish it in only a few days. She was the best roomate I ever had and makes a great homemade pizza! I don't know what I'd do without her.

Do you see her? She's the elementary school teacher of the group. She is the most down to Earth girl you'll ever meet. She is so easy to be around and says funny things. We both enjoy a good game of Catch Phrase. I call her my food soul mate. She has the cutest puppy and is always up for a good movie or day at the pool. Our friendship is easy and was meant to be!

Lastly,she is strong while her guy is away serving his country. We are both passionate about love and life and following your heart. She is faithful and appreciates a quiet night in and a good conversation. If it has been a while since you've seen her, you easily pick up right where you left off. She's going to be applying to Med School soon too! She is also a new mom...to the cutest puppy with his big paws and floppy ears.

Please meet my dear friends:

Jessie, Lauren, Courtney B., Jessica, Countney and Geralyn

These friends are six really amazing reasons why I have been able to make it through this deployment. I love you girls more than you know.