Spooky little girls like you

So actually, I have misled you a little bit, because the girls I’m about to brag on are not at all spooky. However, today is Friday the 13th, also known as ALISSA’S BIRTHDAY! and aren’t all Friday the 13th’s a little spooky? I forget why…

Anyway, this weekend two of my besties are turning, um, 30ish and I want to tell you a little bit about them. So here goes:

Alissa, of haley+rose, is one of the sweetest souls in my life. She is thoughtful, kind, creative, loyal, fiercely awesome and is my stationery hero. When I think of her my face lights up from the inside out because she’s one of those people that makes you feel warm and sunshiney, even if you’re not. Happiest birthday to you, lovey! Alissa lives near Hollywood, which, according to Miley Cyrus, is the land of fame and excess. I would not say that Alissa fits the excess mold, but she is famous and I am lucky to know her.

Alissa, Elizabeth and Josie

And Josie – oh Josie! – Josie is my partner in several crimes, none of which you will find out about here. She writes over at She Don’t Know Come Here From Sic ‘Em, where you can learn about a) her pregnancy, b) her love of the law and c) Hubs, an Army dude that supports her in her efforts to take over the world. Josie tugs on my heartstrings because she lives so far away, and I can’t rub her preggers belly like I want to. (She’s filing a restraining order RIGHT NOW.) She turns 29 (again) tomorrow, and if I were in Louisiana, I would bake her a big cake and let her eat the frosting with her fingers.

November is full of friend-type birthdays, so you can expect some similar posts to come. And if you don’t like to read about how awesome my friends are, SUCK IT. Happy Friday!