every mary-kate deserves an ashley...

so let me introduce mine: one of my absolute oldest friends is mrs. ashley addison. we met in 6th grade thanks to both being clarinet players in the appling middle school band and really became excellent friends in high school which is also about the time that a few of our friends began referring to us as mary-kate & ashley.

ashley is one of the absolute greatest friends i could have asked for especially at that time in my life...without her genuine spirit, kindness & love i'm not sure i really would've understood how much i needed a relationship with the Lord but He graciously saw a ripe harvest & kept working on me. despite me moving away for college & then even farther for grad school, we've been able to maintain our friendship & take advantage of opportunities to hang out whenever i'm in memphis. in a way, she's a part of my family & i'm a part of hers and i'm not sure much is going to change or get in the way of that.

ashley married mr. patrick addison may 2006

ashley teaches kindergarten & has one of the cutest classrooms in shelby county. the addison's have a dog dora though there was a time in her life when ashley wasn't the biggest fan of dogs, (or was that just zoe?) she has avoided joining the technology craze of our society as she's not on facebook & finally decided to upgrade her cell phone over Christmas...she even has decided to start texting. monday when we talked she did share w/ me how her & patrick have been intrigued by glozell on youtube...seriously if you haven't watched her yet, please do, it'll bring a laugh to your day.

but despite her willingness to avoid as much social media as she can, ashley does enjoy reading blogs including this one...so ashley, i promised you a shout-out so here it is :) love you & thanks for being such a fantastic friend!!