V.

You may not know V (or nique, or veronique), but I do. I've known her for seven years in fact (V-can you believe it's been that long?) and she is a wonderful, wonderful friend. She's one of those friends that's always there when you need her. She will be there for the best of times and the worst. She doesn't shy away from life's shit-iest moments, because she understands more than anything that when life's a big pile of crap, you really need a friend.

V and I met in college and were roommates for two years. Our days were filled with:

1. a mouse named shadow
2. snicker's ice cream bars
3. drew 8 special (popcorn and chocolate frosting)
4. pancake + johnny depp sundays
5. learning languages
6. boy talks (V-remember spanish boy?)
7. kitchen experiments that usually ended in pasta, risotto, chicken, shrimp, pancakes, or quesadillas
8. eating funfetti at any time, on any day, for whatever reason
9. sshminininoff
10. "chubby bunny"

And, all these daily ins and outs only strengthened our friendship and inspired the deep and superficial conversations we had. I am so, so blessed to have V as a friend and I am incredibly honored to have her as a bridesmaid.

V, thank you for our precious phone conversations, your advice and opinions, and your ongoing love and encouragement. You are a beautiful person and I wish you the best of the best of birthdays. Enjoy your special day with your hubby and your baby; they are sure to love on you and tell you just how amazing you are. See you oh, so soon!