Hawaii Post # 5 "The Bridesmaids"

And here we are. I thought I would shareAngie's sweet words about each of us in her wedding program. And Leslie, thanks for sending me your pictures. They are amazing!

AMY: SHE IS MY YOUNGER SISTER. WHEN WE WERE LITTLE I WAS TOTALLY THE BOSSY AND SOMETIMES EVEN MEAN SISTER. MY MOM USED TO REMIND ME THAT SOME DAY I WOULD BE THANKFUL FOR MY SISTERS, THAT THEY WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE AND LOVE ME. OF COURSE I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE WAS TELLING ME AND I WAS EVEN A BIT ANNOYED BY THOSE COMMENTS. NOW I GET IT. SHE PUT UP WITH A LOT HAVING ME AS HER OLDER SISTER. AS WE HAVE BECOME ADULTS SHE HAS GRACIOUSLY FORGIVEN ME FOR THOSE YEARS, THANKFULLY. I AM HONORED TO HAVE HER AS MY SISTER. SHE HAS SUCH A SWEET GENTLE SPIRIT ABOUT HER. SHE HAS TAUGHT ME SO MUCH BY HER ACTIONS AND ATTITUDE. I ADMIRE HER AND EVEN LOOK UP TO HER. THANK YOU SO MUCH AIM FOR BEING MY LOVING SISTER. I CAN’T IMAGINE LIFE WITH OUT YOU!!

LESLIE: I MET LES WHEN I WAS IN 4TH GRADE AT CHURCH. AT FIRST WE DIDN’T LIKE EACH OTHER BUT THANKFULLY THAT DIDN’T LAST LONG. WE WENT TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS BUT ALWAYS MADE TIME TO GET TOGETHER. WE WERE PRETTY MUCH INSEPARABLE. FROM BIKE RIDES TO MCDONALDS, BABYSITTING TOGETHER, AND OF COURSE SHOPPING, EVEN IN OUR YOUNGER YEARS. THEN ROAD TRIPS TO VISIT OUR FRIEND SHANNON WHERE EVER SHE HAPPENED TO BE AT THE TIME. EVENTUALLY LES BECAME PART OF OUR FAMILY FOR REAL WHEN SHE MARRIED MY COUSIN CHRIS. WITH OUR LIVES SO BUSY NOW WE STILL MAKE TIME TO SEE EACH OTHER AS MUCH AS WE CAN. SHE IS A WONDERFUL MOM OF TWO GIRLS MAGGIE AND AVA WHO BRING SO MUCH JOY TO MY LIFE. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH MANY FRIENDSHIPS … BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE RELATIONSHIP I HAVE WITH LES IS DIFFERENT. SHE IS THE MEANING OF A TRUE FRIEND. THANK YOU LES FOR BLESSING MY LIFE SO MUCH. YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME.

SHANNON: I MET SHANNON AT CHURCH. SHE IS A FEW YEARS OLDER SO I DIDN’T GET TO KNOW HER UNTIL I REACHED JR. HIGH. SHE WAS THE “COOL” ONE I WANTED TO HANG OUT WITH, BUT DIDN’T IMAGINE WE WOULD DEVELOP SUCH AN AMAZING FRIENDSHIP. THE MAJORITY OF OUR FRIENDSHIP HAS CONSISTED OF VISITS TO SEE EACH OTHER AS SHE WENT TO WSU FOR 4 YEARS, MOVED BACK TO SEATTLE BRIEFLY BEFORE MEETING THE MAN OF HER DREAMS AND MOVING TO LAS VEGAS AND THEN OREGON. SHE NOW HAS 3 DARLING KIDS; EMERY, TY, AND PIPER. WITH ALL OF THE MILES IN BETWEEN US OUR FRIENDSHIP IS SOLID. SHE IS HONEST (SOMETIMES SCARY HONEST…BUT IT IS A GOOD THING) LOYAL, LOVING, AND LOTS OF FUN. IN MY LIFE THERE ARE TWO FRIENDS THAT I HOLD CLOSE TO MY HEART AS THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM MY OTHER FRIENDS, SHAN IS ONE OF THEM. THANKS SHAN FOR YOUR INFLUENCE IN MY LIFE AND FOR OUR FOREVER FRIENDSHIP.