Everyone Needs One...

I have a lot of "best" friends. Through different periods of my life it seems like one friend or another has particularly been there for me. I have one friend, Camille, who has been through nearly every period of my life with me since we met in 6th grade. I think everyone needs one like her. HACK- our friendship club in high school. Haylee, Anneka, Camille, Kim. Aren't we creative? Yes, we wore these fancy shirts to school.I am not above posting hideous pictures of myself here. See this picture as evidence. Here Camille, Kylee and I are in Boise our senior year of high school when we went to see the state cross country championships that some of our friends were in.

Camille and I went through all those years of school together and then decided that we hadn't had enough of each other, so we came to college together too. We had lots of different roommates, but she was my constant roommate right up until I got married. Couldn't asked for better!

Here we are our freshman year with our friend Russ at one of our favorite gatherings, a bon fire.

We had all sorts of adventures during our college years. We even took a road trip to Atlanta, Georgia to see my favorite team, the Braves, play.

Love the faces here! Clearly, we were having the time of our lives!

Is it just me, or do we totally block out the statue? Hmmm....

While we had a lot of other friends, it seemed that we were glued together for my first three years of college, pre-marriage to Dev.

Camille, Anneka, and me.

Me, Stefani, Camille, Kylee. Ladies, you can thank me that I didn't post any of the "Notebook" pictures here. Another time, another time.

Hmmm, my hair was very short. Oh, it was also done. An art long lost.

Once it rained at a BYU game. That didn't stop us from making silly faces for the camera. That face that Camille is making, I probably have about 100 other pictures where she is making the exact same face. It's definitely her go-to face.

Oh happy wedding day! There she is again. I was blessed to have a lot of support on my wedding day from lots of my incredible friends. I am pretty sure these girls did my makeup, dressed me, and got me to the Temple on time so that I could be sealed to my honey. What lovely ladies (of course Anneka is to be credited for the hair, though).

Oh that was fun reminiscing. Here is why I think everyone needs a friend like Camille in their lives:

She knows me inside and out. We know each other's backgrounds, families, favorites, pasts, everything. No explaining to be done.

She is my "Go To" person for everything: babysitting, books, I-need-a-grocery-shopping-buddy, everything! (I just finished reading the "Hunger Games" books 1 and 2 because of her and absolutely loved them. Couldn't put them down. READ them if you haven't! Oh and number 3 comes out in August. It's going to be terrible to have to wait so long!)

She knows just the right moment to pop by the house with a diet coke.

She loves to go on long walks in the warm weather. So do I. It works perfect.

We have a weekly date night to watch the Biggest Loser, our favorite show. Every Tuesday we make some delicious dinner and watch the show while pigging out (goes together well, agreed?)

She even taught me to make sushi today. What could be better? Biggest Loser and Sushi? Not a lot. The sushi is delicious and don't you worry, I have loads of supplies now to make it whenever I want.

Well, there are lots of reasons everyone needs a Camille in their lives. Hope you find your own.

Buzz, Camille's husband, found out today that he got a much wanted job with Merrill Lynch. (Read about it here on her blog.) I am so excited for them, despite the fact that they will be moving to California. Boo for me, happy for them! I think I will live, though. We have had other separations in the past as she is world traveler woman and loves adventures. She always seems to come back to Provo, though. Me? I have been sitting here for six years straight. This time it will be a bit more permanent. I am happy for the changes that will come to Camille and her husband as they take this step.

Love you Mille!