Best Buds

Ten of the many reasons that I'm blessed to have Jame as my best bud:

1. She remembers the face of someone she met five years ago at a party (who doesn't recall meeting her).
2. She's wonderful to talk to about anything at all.
3. We have similar taste in food and beverages, hmm... clothes and well, lots of other things.
4. Our 26-years of history means I sometimes even forget things we've done (and like Jamie, I have a freakishly good memory) but she remembers the things I've forgotton, and vice versa.
5. We do new stuff. Like she introduced me to the Lemon Drop Martini not that long ago.
6. She loves my kids unconditionally, and is marvelous with them. She loves Joel too, and is good at arguing with and teasing him.
7. She married John, who like all excellent partners, makes her better and stronger. Well, and we all love John too.
8. She and I have made each other better too, and the minor tussles we've had over the years have only made us better friends.
9. Yeah, and she's a kick-ass sous chef to my mess-making self.
10. I don't have a sister, and I sometimes wished I did when I was a kid, but now I'm glad that I don't have another sibling. I've got my Jamie instead, and she's way better.