my BFF

march started out with a visit from my best friend in high school ( i am too horrid at keeping in touch to be anyone's best friend forever - plus i'm no longer in high school).

anyhoo, i met darlene when i was 11 and moved from CT to New York. we were fast friends. i don't think i've ever met anyone who could follow my crazy thought process like dar. when i would just randomly interject something in a conversation (which made sense in my mind because i had followed a few steps in my head to get there), dar understood what i meant and how i got there. i truly believe we were cut from the same cloth in heaven (althought she got the smarter part of the cloth). she was a bridesmaid and flew out to utah when i got married and helped me finalize the wedding stuff. i truly don't know what i would've done if she wasn't there; she kept me sane those last two days before i got married.

she's a great, caring and smart person. i've written some fun facts about her; see if you can spot the false fact. the answers/comments are at the bottom:

1. She has three sisters whose name also start with "D."



2. Her birthday is on the ides of march.



3. She was born in Innsbrook, Austria.



4. She drove a big, yellow Monte Carlo in high school.



5. She was on the math team in high school; she later went on to get a PhD in math.



6. At her wedding (which was outside in Stowe, Vermont), a huge stom came in just as the best man was about to give his speech.



7. After being an aerobics instructor for years, she's now in training to be a jazzercise teacher.



8. She's a major in the Vermont state militia.

(ANSWERS: #1 - TRUE - their names are donna, diane and debbie. i absolutely adore her family too; her parents are the only other people other than my own who i called "mom and dad." #2 - TRUE - i meant to publish this post on that day - march 15th. #3 - FALSE - she took a ski trip there in high school. #4 - TRUE - she loved that car. #5 - TRUE - we were both on the math team in high school; although this was a well kept secret (we're both closet nerds - although as mentioned previously she's smarter. she does have her PhD in math while i never went farther than calculus). #6 - TRUE - it was absolutely gorgeous when she got married and then this crazy storm just all of sudden was upon us right when the best got up. i remember trying to help tie down the sides of the tent. #7 - TRUE - it was here jazzercise training that brought her to CT. #8 - TRUE - she teaches at a military university and all of the teachers must be members of the state militia. they recently promoted her to major. she even has to wear a uniform to school everyday. she says loves teaching at the military school and even likes the uniform!)