I decided to write a not depressing post today....

and since I have not yet wrote about Katies visit to columbus, I decided to write about her.


Top ten reasons why Katie Jo is one of my top ten favorite people.

(yes I do have a ranking system)

10. She is a really fun drunk for the ten minutes she can hold her liquor before she starts vomiting. And she puts up with all my drunk dials.

9. She sees such beauty in everyday things. She thinks old buildings and numbers and cracks in the road and airports and butterflies can be beautiful things. And she takes amazing pictures.

8. She is like a little kid sometimes. She gets excited about little things, like her very own shiny lifeguard whistle from my work. And she will blow bubbles with me and play playdough. She makes almost any any activity fun. I laughed so hard playing Bingo (stupid instants) that I got a headache.

7. She is a big crybaby. She lets me be a crybaby. And she pets my head and lets me cry.

6. She is fiesty as hell. And she is one of the most stubborn people I have ever met. You cant convince her to do anything she doesnt want to do (especially go swimming). And she has a black belt. And she can be a hard ass when she isnt being a crybaby. And she isnt afarid to kick some ass or call the police from a time zone away. and she brought me a bat and named him rawly.

5. She doesnt yell at me when I drive. Even when she has to grab the wheel because I am driving off the road.

4. She lets me call her when I am upset and NOT talk . She will sit on the phone with neither of us saying anything for hours and hours. And she listens to me when I want to talk. Even if I am angry or rambling or drunk and not making sense and have a pillow over my face as I am talking. And when I call her and cry so hard that I cant breathe she makes me breathe until I calm down and then convinces me it will be ok...

3. She reads me bedtimes stories when I call her at 2am and cant sleep.

2. She understands what makes cowboys so sexy. And she doesnt even mind that my counrty boyfriend is Toby Keith, who could totally kick Brad Paisleys ass. And she will sing country music with the radio as loud as it goes and all the windows down with me.

1. She is an amazing friend. And she is loyal. And she is compassionate. And she has been there for me in a million ways that she will never understand.