Bridesmaid Spotlight: Alison

Alison is and has been one of my best friends for most of my life. We carpooled together through most of our years at Hutch, and she lived "four houses down and across the street" from me until the 8th grade. She is extremely hilarious, beautiful inside and out, loyal, honest, and so fun to be around! Although we had some minor disagreements growing up about what to play after school :), we managed to work out our differences and had some great times together! We went to college far away from each other, but our times together just prove that distance doesn't change much about our friendship. She is one of the best friends a girl could ask for! Check out some fab pictures of us growing up...

twinkies

and again before the Father/Daughter Dance in 3rd grade

love those overalls

painting a banner for our joint birthday party together... 6th grade maybe?

haha one of my favorite memories ever! all decked out for the 4th of July

our matching carpool in Sea Island one summer

and our carpool all grown up before we left for college in our college gear

oh those wonderful (ahem... terrible) May Day dresses during our senior year of high school

at Cotton Carnival the summer after our freshman year of college

another night of Cotton Carnival... love Jimbo's appearance in the background

Our sweet Ali spent a semester in Australia, so Martha, Helen, and I met her at the airport when she returned... SO glad to have her back!!

love this girl

best friends :) at Christmas last year

Ali, you are one of the best people I know. You are encouraging, faithful, loyal, honest, sincere, hysterical, and beautiful. I love you more than anything, and I am so thrilled to have such a wonderful friend after all these years. Some minor disagreements over school and Tutti Frutti at the age of 7 can't stop us from staying best friends. :) I wouldn't know what to do without your sweet face in my life. Thanks for always being there for me!!