J-Day

Alright...I'm beginning to wonder if my friends and I smell bad or something. I feel like a broken record this week. Another great, great, GREAT friend left us yesterday to begin a new adventure in her life. I mean...is Knoxville boring? are the allergies around here that unbearable? is all this orange starting to get to everybody?!? what's going on here??

 

Our fantastic friend, Jennifer Day (aka "J-Day"), started her journey out west yesterday. She is following her heart all the way out to sunny California. I'm not going to complain too much because Sacramento is a place I would definitely like to visit and all...but WAIT...no...I'm definitely going to complain. A LOT. Here's why:

 

First off, J-Day is one of my girls. All of us ladies know how difficult it is to find a real chick-friend. Like...we all know that all of us girls are a bunch of back-stabbing, ho-bags that just really hate each other. But every now and then, that rare miracle comes and we find us a girl that's just perfect for us. J-Day equals that perfection. She laughs with us. She laughs at us. She cries with us. She cries because of us. She gets angry with us. She forgives us. She makes fun of us. She celebrates with us. She would fight a bear for us. And I have no doubts that she would win that fight for us too. It's really, really hard to let a rare gem like her go. J-Day, no matter how far you are, you better promise to be one of my girls for life because I'm gonna need you to have my back during that next bear-fight.

 

 

 

 

Secondly, my girl J-Day is frikken cute as pie. You can call me shallow all day long, but I just love that face. Y'all, J-Day has mastered the facial expression. Like, her eye-roll could cut diamonds. Her angry face could destroy an army. And her smile can fix any bad day. I mean that with everything in me. Plus, she looks like my girl, Hayden Pannanatierra (hardest name ever). Check this out:

 

Yup...pretty sure she's not going to Sacramento. She's headed to Hollywood to be Hayden's backup while Hayden is out on maternity leave. We are really going to miss that sweet, mean, sarcastic, and energetic face of yours, J-Day! Here's some others showing off her cuteness:

 

 

 

 

 

Last but not least, J-Day is a freaking toy chest of fun. She's the girl that everyone wants to invite to the party. She is so stinking hilarious, and the laughter hurts my six-pack abs fat stomach if I'm around her for too long. The girl has loads upon loads of friends. Her going away party attendees could have practically filled up Neyland Stadium. J-Day, you have an army of people that love you and will miss you dearly:

 

 

 

 

 We all got to spend one last night with her before she headed out to California. It was so bittersweet, and I think this picture pretty much sums up our group of friends:

 

We are a jacked up cluster bunch of idiots.  And J-Day, you help hold us all together. Totally irreplaceable.

 

So J-Day, I'm sorry if your departure makes us sad and angry and depressed.  But it's just because you mean that much to all of us. It's been an absolute blessing to get close with you over these last couple of years. These memories we share have meant the world to me...and you've truly been there during some of my most unforgettably fun moments.

 

We wish you nothing but the best. Like I said...this adventure is bittersweet for us. While our hearts ache a bit, we are so very happy and excited for you to go on this journey. Girl...the people of California are so lucky to enjoy your sweet soul. 

 

Just remember...you've got a million people and an entire state that love you very, very much.

 

 

 

We love you, and we miss our "shnookum" :)