It was 1^st grade…it feels like yesterday but reality is telling me it was a LOOONG time ago.  I remember us sitting next to each other in our little desks trying not to giggle or pass notes back and forth.  She was always kind, a happy go lucky type of girl, and uber smart…Charity…her name means ‘generous love’ and that she embodies…generosity and love!  As time went on we strolled the halls of our small town school (K-12) drinking Coke first thing in the morning and watching the 2 hot guys in our school walk by (and yes they were teachers).

Fast forward a few more years,…college, jobs, re-locating and somehow we don’t talk much but we manage to keep in touch often enough to pick up right where we left off.  She was in my wedding and has always been somewhere who is positive and uplifting. 

Then comes facebook…a way to connect quickly, keep up on someones life with photos and little snipits of randomness.  Not to mention instant chat.  So just last week Charity messaged me and said ‘I wanna come visit’…UM YES PLEASE!  She immediately looked up a flight booked it, messaged me the deets and now here she is.  Here for a week, catching up on life, ready to show her a bit of Seattle.  I can’t say I know everything about Seattle but what I love is checking it out together.  Being a tour guide and a tourist at the same time.

As we drove home from the airport and gabbed our faces off I was reminded at how special some friendships are.  Those people who just FIT in your life no matter what.  No expectations, no judgement, no preconceived notion of what should BE in our friendship. 

Charity you are one of those friends and I am so excited to see Seattle through your eyes!

Photo by: Leigha Graf