Forever and Always

      i'm very late in this post. i thought that our six year BFF date was this April, but it was March 26.
      time has slipped through my hands and i often wonder where it's gone away to.
      so, here is a long overdue post, cherishing the friendship between two girls who have been through a lot together. their friendship has taken many sharp turns, gone over mountains, splashed through creeks on a beautiful spring day, and even experienced some bloody knees from a fall or two. but, here we are. we dubbed ourselves Dumb & Dumber, and i don't think we could ever shake that title. we've shared so many laughs and beautiful moments together that are too many to count, and they're forever locked away in my heart.
     to the girl who has been there for me "through thick and through thin", as you once said, "i'll always cherish the great friend that you've been."
     Mirriam, i will always be here for you when you need me. i promise.

     i was searching for some pictures of us, and i discovered this in a previous blog post that i did. i think this sums us up pretty well:

She's 5'10"; I'm 5'6".
She's a blond; I'm a brunette.
She's witty; I'm a little slower.
She's a Dragon Catcher; I'm a Smurf Snatcher.
She mostly writes fantasy; I write fictional dramas.
She sings well; erm... I don't.
She can do impersonations; I can't.
She likes Elves; I like Men. (That sounds awkward... she's okay, I promise.)
She LOVES books; I'm not that huge into them. (Honestly... it takes a good 10 minutes to pull her away from a bookshelf!)
She's nearly fearless, unless it's a spider; I'm disturbed by the Disney Alice in Wonderland.
She hates a lot of vegetables; I love them.
It's absolutely *impossible* to embarrass that girl; me, on the other hand? Just say something that I said or thought is sweet or cute, and I blush.
*grin* She knew what 'boom shakalaka' meant... I didn't. =D 

There's way too many difference between us to count, but we're *still* best friends. Our being sold out to Christ is the tie that binds, and everything else; writing, drawing, laughing, hot chocolate, insaneness, dreams, jokes, music, people... all of that follows.

Mirriam - you're the best. I love you, girl! (Even if you DO torture me with evil things... 
All thanks to Him that we're in each other's lives...
WOW, it's so AMAZING!

      thank you for all of the years we spent together. i hope we can look forward to more.

     - hannah

19th Birthday

So for the past few days, I've been having a blast and shopping and giggling and being ridiculous. ^_^ My dear friend Abigial from Texas came up to see me, and we made a day of it. (Well, four days, actually.) We went to the mall in Winston Salem and goofed off, bought matching tees, stayed up late, and had good conversations. It was really great getting to know her better. She's awesome <3
We walked in and out of stores all around the mall and listened to blasting music. We had an epic, epic time. I'm so happy she could come over.
She has more pictures on her camera, so I'll post them later :) 

Here are some pictures we took throughout her stay.

Fourth of July 2013

     Last night we had 50 some people over for the Fourth. It was amazingly fun and enjoyable. It stormed for a bit with everyone over, and we were all packed in the house in various rooms talking and laughing and watching the rain pound the house. Thankfully, we have two covered porches, so some of us were able to sit out there while it rained. It's been very rainy here for the past week, so we were worried we might have to skip the fireworks; BUT - it didn't rain at all again until everyone was leaving!! God is very kind. :)
    Once again, the boys had their army man battle, and I was able to get some good pictures of that. We were missing a couple of people this year, so it was a little odd without them. We all had a wonderful time; the weather held out, the fellowship was great, and I just enjoyed all of the people. It was so nice to have everyone over; that's one of the highlights of my year.
     Christian friends are one of the sweetest gifts God has ever given to us.