Did I invite you to my BBQ?: Can't live with 'em... Can't live without 'em.

Over the years, I've had a lot of different friends. There were my friends at Drought School, out in Racine. My friends at Richmond School, out in Merton. And of course, the friends from all points in my life that were my friends... but not really my friends.

Don't get me wrong, I still have great friends from all of those places, and they're awesome. But I would have to say that my group of girlfriends right now have had the biggest impact anybody has ever had on me.

Abby came first, and she has been there through a lot, so she gets first dibs on a paragraph. I love her, she definitely understands where I'm coming from and knows exactly what makes me tick. She knows how I feel, even when I don't. I can be very disagreeable, and she definitely puts me in my place when need be. She's probably the only person that I have ever been comfortable enough with to go over to her house just to read cosmo and take a nap while she cleaned her room. Last summer with Abby is one that I will never forget and I'm so happy that she has been there to listen to all of my stupid problems that seem so important now, but in reality... aren't all that important. No matter where I am in my life I will always have time to go get an Arizona and drive around with the windows down listening to the "Mmmmmm, Ahhhhhh <3" Cd that we dedicated to ourselves.

Then there's Tori and Brooke. I'm gonna talk about these two crazy girls at the same time, since I feel that they made the same amount of impact in my life. Every time I see them, I'm smiling. They're both very upfront, and very opinionated, but at the same time you can tell that they actually care. (Even though you know that sometimes when you walk out of the room, they're immediately giving their opinions about your issues to each other). I met Brooke on awkward circumstances, but I would never change anything about the first time we hungout, because it just gives us a very funny story to laugh about with each other. Tori was scared of me the first time she met me, because apparently I'm scary? Doesn't make sense, but now I understand since I know her. Tori has been a huge impact in my life, and I absolutely love spending time with that girl, because we know exactly when enough is enough... even though I rarely, if ever, get sick of her. We've become very good friends, if not best friends, over the past school year, and I'm so glad I met her because I know I wouldn't be the same "Jo" that I am today if I hadn't.

Then, of course, there's Tay. She's the bubbliest of the group (minus Abby, on occasion) and she always brings a smile to my face. From what I've seen and experienced through knowing this little bundle of fun, it's that she's not only exciting and adorable every freaking day... she's also very understanding and a great friend to talk about your problems with. I'm really glad that she got sick of her other friend group and came to hangout with us, because our group would be missing an essential part if she hadn't.

It's safe to say that I love all of these girls more than anything and I just felt that they deserved a nice first post of my blog, to show them how much they do actually mean to me. We're just a group of fatties, who use words like "fat asians" in place of the swears... other people are confused by us, but honestly; I wouldn't have it any other way.