lauren.

talk about a trip down memory lane...

apparently, this go around was all about reminiscing.

meet lauren.

best friend from sixth grade and beyond.

we met the day before school started... walking around the new school grounds with our families... it was there, near the monkey bars that we learned we'd both be in mrs. litsey's class.

and then the first day of school started, and we were both scared out of our minds to be friends.

UNTIL

i won the weekly golden ticket drawing and got to "go early to lunch with a friend." i chose lauren.

the rest is history.

and still, after all these years {19 of th to be exact - oy.} we still email funny stories and memories from elementary, middle, and high school.

we met for delicious drinks and for face-to-face laughs AND to meet her sweet baby boy.

we could laugh for hours. she's just the greatest.