may i introduce you to this friend of mine.

alright, so you thought that the family was going to be long, well you've got more on your hands now. ha! this is my closest group of friends. i've got so many i really wanted to add, but of course some i couldn't find pictures of, and i had to cut it down so you wouldn't get too bored reading this! i've got a few group pictures as well, just to cover more! :) enjoy! 

this is Johnnie Alesha! she's been my best friend since about 7th grade. after we got through us calling her "it" when she came to our school because she had a "boy's" name, we became pretty close! even though we only went to school together for a  year, and she lived 30 minutes away, phone calls, emails, and weekend trips made our friendship work! now she lives over 2 hours away and is married to Quinn!  i wish she didn't live so far away, but i always  love when she comes to visit!!!

here's Rob. we met about 3 years ago at church. i think my friendships were the best thing that came out of that church. anyway, we became pretty much best friends real quick like. actually, his entire family just about and i became real close!! we had one year here in Ga together, and then he moved to his dad's in NC. I wasn't excited about him moving at all. it was real sad. but we're still friends and he knows if he ever needs me i'm always here for him!!! we still make time for each other when he comes to visit! :)

meet Mary Kate! we've been friends since we were selling girl scout cookie together!! we lost touch after i went to private school during middle school, but after being in marching band together in high school, we picked up where we left off!! she's always been such a great friend and helped me more times than i can count! she listens to me ramble on about the silliest things and the worst boyfriends, too! :) haha! gotta love this girl!!

Jessica Leigh Wood. one of my first friends upon starting college! we met at walmart, then we watched The Princess Bride together on the quad, and she bought me a chicken sandwich from Wendy's that night. when i tried paying her, she goes "don't worry about it...welcome to Emmanuel!" sweetest girl, ever!! i don't think i could have made it through my first year of college without her! i was crushed when she told me she wasn't going to be back at EC. but i guess God knew what he was doing since i didn't return either!! we've had some great times together!! and i can't wait for more! :)

here's Megan. she was my very first college friend!! crazy that we only live 30 minutes from each other, at the same birthday parties, graduations, and events, but we NEVER met each other!! she went to school with Johnnie, and we never met until EC. it was crazy! she was the cutest thing ever, she came down to my room the first night at EC and wanted to introduce herself to my roommate and I. the next day, we saw her sitting outside of walmart journaling while her friends were shopping!! i still don't let her forget that!! :) i'm so thankful that God gave me friends at college quickly!!! it made things so easier!

here's Jessica Wooten...also know as JWOOT! :) she's my African! the first time i met her was at Singer's practice. she walked on stage with this other girl, and she introduced her as Jessica...she's from Africa! i was like, what the heck. this girl is clearly american. she's not from Africa!! ha! but turns out she really was! lol her parents are missionaries there, and that's where she grew up! she's pretty amazing, and i love her alot! we always have a blast together, and her and my favorite Chelsi, are my roommates. :) they even have a couch for me now! ha! we pick on each other like no body's business, but we love each other! :) ha!

this is Hilary Ann. i'm not quite sure why we don't have any other pictures together besides me trying to use chopsticks, but nonetheless, this girl is amazing!!! i'm not really sure how we met, i can't remember and neither does she, but i do remember we went to mexican together second semester, and she's most of the reason that Ashlyn, Katie, and Caiti, and I became friends. which i'm very thankful for! :) we've had some pretty great times, staying up until early morning hours, watching horton, getting 79 cent cokes, long talks about people getting on our nerves, having class together, going to get waffles for breakfast at 10am, going to bojangles, and just pretty much my entire second semester had something to do with this girl! :) she's by far one of my favs!

here's my little Sarah Nicole! i never thought i'd be friends with her! she's so quiet and shy...until you get to know her...then she's feisty!!!! ha! she's real precious! and i'm sure glad she only lives 30 minutes away! i don't like that she's always super busy working her 35 jobs, and never has any spare time though! ha! but our subway trips are always the best!! :)

Little Mary Elizabeth! she was my second semester roommate up on 3rd right! (HOLLA!) she rescued me from the horrible zero hall! she was so much fun! we had bedtime stories, sat in our pj or towels for hours just because we didn't wanna get ready! had people in and out of our room daily! had pranks played on us. 

attack one was the toilet paper, number two was little dixie bathroom cups FILLED with water..EVERYWHERE! our dressers, our desk, our cabinets, our floor, our closets, it was insane!!! we had to use coffee pots to pour all the water in and get it cleaned up. we got them back. handmade paper and cardboard confetti is the devil to clean up. :)  but i had a blast being her roommate. 

this is Ashlyn Nichole! man alive, do i love this girl! 

we didn't like each other, okay, we pretty much hated each other my first semester! thankfully, second semester, we became friends till the end! :D i'm pretty sure Hilary had something to do with us being friends, but still I'm glad we are! we've had some of the best times together! like watching her tennis matches, going to the smiley mart in pj's for cokes, watching movies all hours of the night, and going to athens for sushi! :) i'm so glad that God saw fit for us to be friends because I definitely wouldn't like it if we weren't! 

okay, here's a few group shots that i felt needed to be included! :) 

EC Singers at the end of May Tour in Maryland. these people are so amazing! and i love each and everyone of them so much! we've had some great times, worshiping, ministering, and having a great time together! 

this is the Mountain Dew crew at open dorm! it was Kristen's Senior Project! 

the "gang" right before everyone went home for the summer after May Tour! David should have also been in this picture, but he always insist on taking them!! 

this is me and the rest of my host home girls from May Tour. We had the nicest family to stay with in Virginia! they cooked us breakfast EVERY morning! sweet people! 

  

Jessica Wood's birthday party! 

christmas cookie bake!! so much fun...after we finally got there! :) 

after a Singer's service waiting on the ants to get out of the van! 

Wacky Tacky Fire Drill. oh the fun you can have at 12am! 

i know this was alot, but what can i say, i've got a lot of friends! :) haha! i could have added sooo many more!

 there are actually three others who should be on here, but of course, i can't find any pictures with them! David Seagle and DJ Maxwell.  I'm not even sure how we met, besides open dorm, and welcome week activities! it was kinda crazy how we became such great friends. All of our Sam's trips, and Kryspy Kream, and everything in between!  I love them two to death, and they are pretty much like my brothers. I might pick on them for ages, but when it comes down to it, i'll definitely fight for those two! i love them so much!

 I also wish i had a picture with Courtney Anne Phillips! that girl is so precious! i feel like i've known her forever! it's really only been a year though! lol and i can't believe she's getting MARRIED this summer!!!! :) so excited for her and Josh!!