Old Friend

On Saturday I was lucky enough to be graced with the presence of one of my oldest friends. Tiffany Ellsworth as some of you know her, has been my friend since I moved to St. Johns. That was over 10 years ago. We have kept in contact and are still close.

I think I will always have a special spot for Tif because we just kind of grew up together. Her parents and mine were going through a divorce at the same time, and our mom's both got remarried about the same time. It was so nice when we moved here that I had someone I could relate to. It seemed like everyone around here had two parents. Tiffany could totally understand. When we got into highschool we were still friends but we each had our own sets of friends. Then we both got scholarships at EA and ended up being put together as roomates. It worked out so great. I felt close to her like I would a sister. We shared everything and helped each other out all the time.

Tiffany married a guy from Pima right after our freshmen year of college. She quickly moved to Pima with him and then welcomed a baby into their lives 19 months ago.

I get to talk to Tiffany all the time on the phone, but I haven't seen her since my wedding reception. I knew she had a little girl and I had received a few pictures but I have never seen her in person until last Saturday.

Saturday Tiffany and Madison drove to St. Johns for the day. Her husband, Clint had a wrestling tournament he was coaching in Winslow so he met up with her later. They also decided to come on their day trip to go to Jordan Lee's wedding reception. Jordan married one of Clint's best friends, so it just worked out for them to come up.

We mostly just stayed at my house. Of course, we had to go eat at El Camino. Then we went for a little drive so I could show her all the new "sites" around town. There really isn't much different, but it has been two years since she has been home. Then we headed back to my house for a little while longer. I don't have very many fun things for kids, but I do have tons of colorful cookie cutters and play-doh so we pulled that out and Madi went to town. I don't know if it was because of the color or the smell, but throughout the day she kept tasting the stuff! She would make the funniest faces, but a few minutes later, she would try a different one! It was so funny. We also looked at the scrapbooks, and just had tons of girl time.

I seriously can't believe that Tiffany is a mom though! It is so crazy. Her little one is a ball of energy just like her. She can jibber-jabber with the best of them. She honestly carried on conversations with us without actually ever saying anything. Her hair is several inches long, but because it's so curly it stays tight against her head. Madison is such a mix of both her mommy and her daddy. The more I watched them the more excited I got. I can't wait to have kids!!! They are tons of work, but seem to be all worth it. At least, that's what I have been told. Hopefully next time I see Tiffany won't be so long from now. I need to make a goal to make a trip to Thatcher! Now that she has come to see me, I need to go see her.