Happy Birthday Can Can Chicken

Okay, First sorry about this picture, it is terrible of both of us! Whoopsie...I have much better pictures but I am still learning how to scan so sorry Candra....Happy Birthday anyway! Candra is my life long friend, she is the kind that I don't have to talk to weekly, but when we get a chance to see each other it is like no time has elapsed. So....here's to Candra, 25 on 25!

25  memories of why Candra is pretty much the awesomest!!

1-She was my friend when I wore silver shoes (oh, man don't ask)

2- She and I had the best imaginations together (sometimes a little too good)

3- She is super creative and naturally artistic, I have saved silly notes and creations she has made over the years. Hilarious!

4- She was still my friend when I was obsessed with Kyle Stevens, and other boys... Oh, Kyle Falls

5- Once for lunch we ate  a cup of brown sugar with chocolate chips on top

6- She obsessed about Christmas with me from September on

7- We were the biggest chicken livers ever...we were scared of walking two blocks to each others houses. We just knew we would be kidnapped, attacked by vicious poodles, dolls that came to life and other ridiculous stuff

8- She liked me even though I wore stretch pants, like every day until 7th grade.

9- She has the funnest laugh and I always wanted to make her laugh so hard,  shhh sometimes when she laughs really hard two things happen. Shhhhh  its a secret!

10- She loved me even though I used to hide on the counter from her tiny dog, Shaboo, who hated me. 

11- We used to dress up in her older sister's clothes when they weren't home and we thought we were sooo cool and sneaky, we thought they were the coolest!

12- The old Ricks college gardens a.ka. The Secret Garden was our favorite bike ride excursion we seriously thought it was the most magical place to be

13- She moved to Florida and I thought that I would die, I spent the majority of that summer crying and lonely, writing lots of letters and crying any time one of my younger siblings would watch Fox and the Hound...."Good bye may seem forever, farewell is like the end but in my heart the memory of [Candra] would always be."  oh wow!

14- Then by a miracle she moved back for 9th grade,  Hurray!!

15- That Halloween she chose to hang out with me instead of going to the "coolest" boy/girl party of the year. My mom wouldn't let me go, so Candra stayed with me and we went tricker-treating instead. That is dedication!

16- We both felt extreme guilt while watching Greece, realizing what they were talking about we were growing up

17- We spent hours with her sisters' help getting ready for the 9th grade Christmas dance, it was BIG! And we thought we were pretty hot stuff with our huge bangs!

18- Then I moved to Logan and she was still such a faithful friend

19- I slept over at her house and woke up suddenly 16, her awesome Mom made us waffles with strawberries and ice cream for breakfast. Candra's Mom was always so thoughtful to us, she really did do a lot of special things just for us.

20- She moved to Chile but would still call me every few months just to talk

21- Candra sent me a huge package from Chile with a tape of music, the first song being "Our Song", "I'm Every Woman, take it from me. Anything you want done baby, I'll do it naturally." The sound track from, "The Bodyguard" had been our inspirational dancing music for years. Candra's parents went on a date every friday night; and every once in a while I could stay late at Candra's, okay late is a relative term...sometimes it was as late as 9:00pm. We would dance our hearts out in the basement, sometimes coaxing her poor younger brother to dance with us. 

22- We went to college and had a fun excursion up into the mountains of Island Park with her brother Aaron, and his family. We sat on a little dock at the waters edge talking, laughing, crying and then as the sun went down we scared ourselves so badly talking about sasquaches(sp?) so he had to run up the hill scarring ourselves still, until we reached the cabin. 

23- Candra helped me name my first car...Rudy Tudy Trudy a.k.a. Trudy, a faithful little Toyota Corolla wagon.

24- Candra is the sweetest, most sincere, most thoughtful and devoted friend. My heart is so grateful for so many happy memories! She is a blessing and joy to my life! I love her bunches and bunches! I spared some of the most embarrassing memories but they are some of my favorites. This summer will mark 15 years of friendship and I truly think that I wouldn't have made it through the ages 10-18 without her. She is funny, creative, joyful, has great taste in fashion, music, movies and friends. She basically rocks!!! Happy Birthday Dear friend!

25- And now during her 25th year and in mine we are sharing another wonderful experience together. We are both pregnant and due in October, I am soo excited to share the joys and sometimes not so joyful things of Pregnancy together!!! Hurray for Candra, I love you Happy Happy Birthday!!!!

Happy Birthday My dear old friend....I love you lots more than 25 memories! I hope your day was joyful!