BriBri & JoJo Fo Sho Sho : A Wedding to Remember

Growing up I was a pretty shy and introverted girl. I didn't always have a lot of close friends in my life I felt like I could count on.  When I got to high school and finally broke through my shell, I was blessed to find some great people to form bonds with. 

There's something pretty special about friendships where you can all go your own way and lead your separate lives and still come back to pick things up right where you left off.  

Arizona, Utah, Texas, Tennessee, Kansas, Missouri, D.C.  Thank goodness for the daily snapchats and use of every other social media keeping us all together even when we're so far apart! 

Brian went off to school at Missouri State and found the love of his life and got us all back together this weekend to celebrate his wedding day. I feel so grateful to be able to have been a part of it and am excited to officially welcome Jordan into this group where she already fits so well! 

So much affection.

I can't imagine life without these guys. Life is taking us all in such different directions and we don't get to see each other as much as we'd like to but I'm grateful for happy occasions like this that bring us all back into each other's arms where we belong. 

Love goofing off with these guys. We're pretty cute. 

#YO22O

This last year of my life has been pretty eventfully uneventful. I feel like I've changed and grown in a lot of ways but there weren't necessarily big dramatic moments that changed me. Just new life experiences and perseverance through hard times and lessons learned.

I've made some new friends the last few months who I know were put into my life at a time when I needed them the most.  They made me feel like such a superstar today showering me with their love and good deeds. Couldn't have asked for much better!

I'm looking forward to 22 and all of the new and exciting adventures it will bring.

This is the only picture (of a picture) I even have from my birthday.
I'm a pretty huge fan of everyone featured. 

Jill Elixabeth, Esquire

My sister Jill is one of the coolest people I know. She's intelligent, clever, funny, well-traveled and well-versed in all things Backstreet Boy. 

A favorite memory I have of Jill is when I was in elementary school and Jill took me to one of the high school basketball games with her. That night our high school (SM South) played their rivals (SM East) anddddd we lost. She was holding my hand and we were walking through the parking lot back to her car as some boys yelled out of their truck window "South sucks!" And then Jill, sweet, soft-spoken Jill, cupped her hands around her mouth and yelled "YOUR MOM SUCKS!"

At that moment I knew I had the coolest older sister out there. 

We may have been members of the Anti-Cuddle Club but we still know how to love.

Happy Birthday, Jill! May age thirty be flirty and thriving.