Introducing the Characters: Allison

First friend. Like ever. Taco beans magic dies hard. Strawberry blonde sistah child. Just keeps on swimming. And would save me from drowning (literally and figuratively) in less than a heartbeat. Sleepover buds since the beginning. Cake in the face and piñatas in the park. Irish at core, Bostonian beloved all the while. Surrogate sister and second parents. She got it from her mama….and papa too. 

AL and I go way back. Beyond anything I can even remember because we were two PYTs (pretty young things) in strollers at the park. No matter how much time has passed, it's always the same. Kitchen table talk for days. Christmas cookie compadres. Persona and pretenses are tossed out the window because we know each other inside out…and backwards. Writes Dublin tour guides that blow every travel book to Guinness tipsy smithereens. Through life's highs, lows, and ridic in-betweens. Simply a gem who has always been and will always be.

p.s. Happy belated birthday, AL :) 

Introducing the Characters: Mom

Mom

Mother dearest. Puts up with both smiling and sass. Beach walks. Local girl travel. Type A, plan on it. Legally. Yoga convert. Deal hound. Accomplished cook. Will beat you in scrabble. Hands down.

Mother dearest, Mommy, Mumma, Mom, oh my. She’s been my loving fan since Day 1 and has dealt with everything from epic meltdowns to crazy dancing after massed iced coffee consumption. On top of having a full-time job, Mom maintains a spiffy household, basically making her superwoman. When she’s not saving the world (or me), she’s planning our next excursion or entertaining my obsession with the “forward” button on Gmail.

Introducing the Characters: Helen

Helen – H

Roommate soulmate. Loves weddings, goat cheese, honey bunches of oats, and cute babies. Feels emotions, like whoa. Blues for world domination. My Maine squeeze. Will start cracking up with me at any given moment. Notorious for her catch line, “That really bakes my noodle.” Gets stuck in elevators. Can’t stand wrinkly clothes.

During CHARMS (the Georgetown roommate matching program), I met a girl so crazy similar to myself that we began calling ourselves “roommate soulmates.” A few days later, she popped the roommate question, noting our “key similarities and important differences.” I said yes. We’re both pescatarians who share an insane love of oatmeal and sweet potatoes, Greg Laswell & The Civil Wars, and videos of laughing babies. She’s my part time yuppie and full-time best friend on the planet. I wouldn’t have it any other way.