I konw I am not Lesley's only best friend, and that is because she has this wonderful ability to make everyone feel super comfortable around her and connect with people on a deep level and switch it to a fun depth as well. But I don't mind sharing my best friend among her other best friends, because when we talk or get to hang out together she is my kinderd spirit. She knows me, like really knows who I am, what I'm about, my annoying habits (other than Phil, she has lived with me longer than any person outside my imidiate family)my sense of humor, or lack there of, my quirks...and yet she still talks to me:)
Lesley and I met when we were in high school. She actually knew my sister before we really met. Lesley and Torrie would screw around at Futures (field hockey training camp) and I would get so mad at them (that would be my lack of humor). Then when we were seniors Lesley played with my high school team at a tournament in Florida. I had already committed to Indiana University and Lesley wasn't even sure she wanted to play field hockey in college. I convinced her to give her last recreiting video to my coach and long story short, Lesley committed to IU (I had no idea at the time that both her dad and sister had gone to IU). While we really didn't know each other, we committed to living together our freshman year. As we were a little nervous leaving California to move to the mid-west where we knew no one but each other (kind of) Lesley's older and very wise sister said, "JUST BE NORMAL". That became our catch phrase for the year! In order to make other friends we had to just be normal.
We would have never servived our freshman year without each other. The people we met, the events we experienced are too many to list and selfishly I want to keep some of them between Lesley and I because they are special to us. (Dirty Dave, Evansville weekend, Goodbye my Love, Watch your mouth boys, the broken shot glass, the Gresh, the boiler I mean weight room...etc.)
We lived together our junior and senior years in 'The Barn' and matured as Lesley met Matt (her wonderful boyfriend, now husband) and she and her dad, the super fan, Joe Wiler, convinced me to date Phil (my wondeful boyfriend, now husband).
After college, Lesley moved to Chicago and went on to get her master's in occupational therapy. I got married and moved to Fort Wayne. Then Lesley got married and stayed in Chicago. While we were still in the Mid-West, we didn't see each other much, but we talked regularly.
One of the things I love about Lesley is that she is the type of person you might not talk to for months or maybe even years (although I could never go that long without talking to her) and she just picks right back up where you left off as if no time has lapsed.
We both have become busy in life; Matt and Lesley moved back to California near her family and bought their first house and started a family of their own. Beautiful baby girl, Payton Grace was born in May and she is just PRECIOUS!!!
I only get to see Lesley a few times a year, we only talk a few times a month, but she is my best friend and I love her. She is spunky and silly, but serious and mature. She is a wonderful mommy and a super wife and I feel very blessed to have her in my life!
This is going to be my first 'Featured Friend' blog. I might have to highlight other friends on a regular basis, but it just seemed natural to start with my best friend, Lesley!!!
Happy Birthday Lesley...Can't wait to see you this week!!!!
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