Oh Jori....

This is my friend Jori with her fantastic family. Jori and I have been friends for a LONG time...about 13 years...since we were magically assigned to the same apartment in college. I love Jori...A LOT! I think she knows that, but this posting will guarantee that she's well-aware of my admiration. 'Cause we're not the kind of friends who see each other and rush in for a giant, squealing, middle school hug. I guess you would say we are past that...more in the completely comfortable, compatible phase the means we don't have to hug/squeal to know how much we adore each other...it's just understood.

I love Jori for a lot of reasons...let me just share a few of those reasons with you:
1) She knows about my stupid past boyfriends/crushes, and loves me anyway!
2) She knows about my stupid past mistakes, and loves me anyway.
3) I could show up at her house completely unannounced, and she would welcome me in, to stay for however long I wanted.
4) She thinks I'm funny!
5) She would give me the shirt off her back and the last penny in her bank account if I really needed it.
6) She can win prizes on the radio like no one's business!
7) She has made me a part of her family...her kids may have been surprised at some point to find out that I'm not ACTUALLY related to them.
8) She threw me the BEST surprise birthday party I've ever had!

That's just a short list of the reasons that I love Jori! I hope that you all have one of these life-long, no questions asked friends...it is a blessing, for sure!