super friends - anne

i have a lot of super friends.  i'm hoping i will remember to do this on a regular basis and i'm hoping my super friends don't mind.  this week i would like to talk about my friend...

ANNE!

 i met anne when i moved to virginia.  the first time i remember meeting her was at the relief society birthday dinner.  she was wearing a white shirt that she wore to her sister's wedding and suzie was, of course (because the woman talked about nothing else), asking her if she had lost weight.  i remember thinking, this poor girl, she should just punch that lady.  but she didn't.  because anne is much nicer than i am.

me (gertie from et), anne (cupcake) and caitlin (a 1920s call girl)

she is much nicer than i am... unless it's black friday and you haven't been to sleep in what seems like days.  then she will go into the stores at the mall, yell that the clothes are fugly and over priced and you will have to convince her that now is probably a good time to be leaving... before the disgruntled american eagle employee calls security on two ladies who are probably too old to be shopping there anyway.

anne's sister, brenda, and anne at a tiny door that time we went to new york together

 anne always knows all the best places to eat.  in any town.  for any kind of food.  she seriously should have a show on the travel channel.  i wake up in the middle of the night craving the food of the places she has taken me to.  india k raja.  that pho place in richmond.  carrburritos.  she even suggested that crepe place we went to last week in orem.  not only that, anne is a wonderful cook and hostess.  she makes the best curry chicken salad.  i ask her for the recipe every couple months.  but it never turns out as good as when she makes it.  she throws the best parties... her parties are thoughtfully crafted around the person she is giving it for.  she always makes people feel welcomed and appreciated.

anne can always make me laugh and always has a word of encouragement to cheer me up and make me feel better about being me.  i'm so lucky to have her as a friend, though really i think of her more as a sister than a friend.  she is caring, compassionate and an all around wonderful person. anne is passionate about the work she does.  she will finish up her degree in library science in december.  she is one of the craftiest, most talented people i know and i'm always amazed at the things she is able to create.  i hope to one day go into business with her... basically i want her to make things i will sell them.  sort of like a sweat shop but hopefully a little nicer.

 if you already know anne, count yourself fortunate.  and if you don't know anne, keep your fingers crossed that one day you might be so lucky!


feel free to share your own anne stories in the comments!