kristin blakely lavender.

28 years ago today, god blessed planet earth with kristin. and i am oh so glad he did. our friendship story is a special one. and by special, i mean creepy by most people's standards. let me explain (while trying not to sound like a complete psycho).

about a year ago, i started following kristin on twitter by way of her "public figure" (now ex) boyfriend. you see, he used to tweet things about her that intrigued me. it's hard to remember what it was now, but i think it was mostly things about anthropologie & grilled cheese. and then somehow along the way, i found her blog and the obsession only grew. by mid-september it was safe to say i had my first full on girl crush. sometime in january, after responding to a few of kristin's tweets (only one i can remember and it was about beyonce), she finally followed me back. sometime in february, we started emailing. sometime in march, we started texting. and the rest my friends, is history.

i've never been so sure that god purposely placed someone in my life before. even before she knew i existed, her beautiful & emotionally written blogs rocked my world during a time i needed it most. once we became friends, she quickly joined the short list of the "people i never want to do life without." she is insanely smart & i use her for my personal grammar/spelling guide on a regular basis. she loves so many of the same things that i love: football, reading, weird movies, ryan gosling, writing, starbucks, music, social media, her family, apple products, the list could go on & on. she is always there for me when i need a friend, whether it is texting just to say "are you hanging in there?" or emailing me an article she knows i need to read. she encourages me daily and loves me no matter what crazy thoughts i share with her. she is ridiculously beautiful & has absolutely no idea. and her awkwardness, it almost matches mine. most of all, she makes me want to be a better person. my dad always told me that is the greatest compliment you can give someone, and i have never meant it more.

so happy birthday, my sweet kristin. thank you for being such an amazing friend to me over the past 8 months. i can't imagine my life without you in it & i hope i never have to. i love you!