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My step-cousin Matt is a big fat jerk. He'll admit it, and everybody else in the family will too. The best thing he ever did was marry Shanna. She is AMAZING! She's calmed him down so much and he's a much nicer person now that he's with her. I actually go visit now! She's one of my best friends now. When we first met we didn't talk much, plus they live 3 1/2 hours away. On a family float trip we got super close and now I am at Lake of the Ozarks at least once a month. I named their first baby girl, Leigha. Shanna and I get along so well. She puts up w/ my sh*t, tells me when I'm a moron but is nice about it! :) She's also the most sarcastic person I know and I know a LOT of people. We get along great.

Ah Fahlen. We met through a boyfriend of mine. Then I dumped him and I kept talking to her. We consider ourselves "soul friends". We are so much alike, she's been such a great friend to me. I don't know where I'd be without her. She lives right outside of Boston with her boyfriend James and their son River. Its sad that she's so far away but we keep in contact with email, very long phone calls and next month I'm going to go see her for 5 days. Can't wait for that!

She's an amazing artist and photographer and she's also a make-up artist! We share a taste in the band Acid Bath (and any other band Dax Riggs was a member of), photo manipulation, tattoos, and we both wear WAY too much mascara :)

Liz pretty much rocks. You have no idea. She's crazier than I am (if thats possible). She's so different than me but also a lot of the same too! Normally in friendships I'm the off the wall, zany, crazy one and with her I'm the sane one! I don't know how that works out! We met at work a few years ago and the rest is history. Shes the yin to my yang. I love her to death.

Also she's really good for getting me to let out my inner rage. She's quite good at smashing up peoples digital camera chargers. She actually ran it over with her car. She's nuts!

Oh Danielle. We have been friends since the 1st grade. But we lost touch in 5th grade when I moved. We met up again when we were both 23 through myspace! See, that website isn't COMPLETELY full of child molesters and abductors! She turned into such a beautiful woman and I'm so lucky I found her again. She is the one I can turn to for anything, she won't judge, she'll listen, let me cry, and give me the greatest advice. And she's always right!

April and I have had the exact same life experiences just at different times and when we didn't know each other. Its pretty weird but I like it like that. We always have something to talk about. I make her laugh by acting a fool and she makes me laugh acting like...well...her. Shes engaged and I'm so happy and proud she asked me to be her maid of honor. She has a wonderful daughter Autum and I love seeing them together. She's such a good mom.