So here's the deal. I want to blog again. But I want freedom! Ya get me?! I don't want none of this "Hey you didn't write on your blog today/haven't in a week" junk. Alright? Also, I'm gunna write about what I want to write about. (Not to be confused with the picture a day blog.) I don't really know why I'm writing this because I feel like all my readers are compassionate, loving people who are just reading this because they are nice. And want to. And think I'm super cool.
.......anyways.
So let's see. Today I am going to write about....... KK. I just got to visit with her today so I figured I might as well tell you allllllllllll about it. First let's go back to when I met her for the first time.
It was August of 2008 when I first moved to Fresno. I was involved in a Lifegroup at my church with about 6 girls that I didn't know. Out of these 6 girls I was one of THREE believers. And the one of them was the leader! It was quite a growing experience for me. For those of you that know me, you know I'm pretty outgoing. And loud. And hyper. And crazy. And well sometimes just plain obnoxious. But you put me in a group of people I've never met where I'm supposed to be the one with all the right answers to the Bible Study we were going through -- Boy, Howdy! I shut up quick. Anywho, the leader (Hi, Brittany) kept assuring me that there was another girl that would be joining us that was just wonderful and was a strong Christian. She was on a trip to Israel with her school for the fall semester.
That January, (2009), the group decided to meet at Chili's for our first meeting of the year. I walked in and saw a girl I didn't recognize. The leader introduced me to Kaelyn, we made small talk, and we sat down to order. It was me, another girl, and then Kaelyn. I decided I would try and start up a conversation with her so I said,
'My friend went to Israel, too! She went with her school last year.'
'Oh really?! What school?'
'Master's.'
'No way! That's the school I went with! Who is your friend?'
---At this point I wracking my brain to remember my friend's name. We worked at Hume together and had camp names so all that was going through my head was 'Cricket'. Then it hit me. ---
'Julie Stilson!'
'NO WAY!!' I know Julie!'
And the conversation went from there. Literally connection after connection linking our lives together. That whole night we didn't talk to any of the other girls. We leaned around the poor girl in between us and chatted the night away. I knew she was an instant 'life friend.' I remember leaving that night and calling my friend that had also just moved to Fresno about her. I told her that I just had a feeling she would be a very special friend to each of us. And she was. I got engaged the next month and asked her to be in my wedding. So when she told me a week ago that she was going to be in Texas I freaked out!! We only had a short visit but we had a little slumber party and got our 'pillow talk' in. Pillow talk is important in the friendships of Haley Barton. It's just where all the truth comes out. I can't explain it, but it's true! Anyways, we got to walk around Grapevine today and just enjoy being together. She's getting married in April and I couldn't be happier for her!!
In all seriousness, Kaelyn is one of the most genuine, loving people I have ever met. She truly cares about people. She says things like, 'Oh buddy....' And 'That breaks my heart..' (And she honestly means it.)
And also, when she doesn't get jokes, she says so.
:)
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