Megan is one of my oldest friends. We have truly been through every stage of life together, diapers, braces , and Megan's stage of looking like Dora the explorer. I couldn't imagine my life with out you beside me... Literally iv known you my entire life.

Ashley is another one of my oldest friends. It has always been the three amigos: Ashley, Megan and myself! We have been through every stage of life together. Being the mother of our friend group you have always known how to keep us (me) in line and i love that about you.

Oh sweet Sam! She was the first people that knew anything about Phillip and let me tell you she was along for the ride! From me telling her I'm driving 4 hours to see a guy I met on Hinge to telling her he asked me to marry him. What a wild ride we've had!

Becca is one of my great friends from Wabasha-Kellogg. She is a true OG and we have always been at each other's hip. Even though she lives in Michigan, we have remained very close friends!

Mateya was my locker mate in the 6th grade when she moved to Wabasha from Medford. I can't say that I was really talkative at first, I barely cracked a smile the first time we met! However I can still see her now saying hello with her mega smile and a bounce in her step, and we have had many fun times together since!

Samantha and I have a very special bond with each other. Many people know that because of our mother's close friendship. Her dear mother Maggie and my mother were truly the best of friends so it is no shock that we became great friends based off that wonderful relationship we were able to look up to.

I met Lisa through Phillip actually. From the start of our relationship he always talked about his friend Lisa and how she held a very special place in his heart. It didn't take long at all for her to fill a part of my heart too!

Sally is a great friend to both Phillip and Bailey. We first met her when she watched Jade for us while we flew to Denver in April 2021. We like to eat cheese and drink wine together while Phillip and Sally's husband David are out fishing together!

Luke and I have been friends since freshman year of college, and we lived together our final year in Bemidji for our last year in grad school. We spent all of college hunting and fishing together, and try to plan a couple of trips a year doing just that!

Jon is one of the first guys I met at Bemidji State when we lived in Pine Hall freshman year. We have spent a lot of time together in the boat, in the field, and on the ice. We remain great friends and speak frequently about college hockey, the MN Wild and what our favorite bourbon is.

AJ is a another friend I met at BSU after working together in the Admissions Office. We have a Snapchat streak over 2,000 days, mainly talking about what our favorite HARDY or Morgan Wallen songs are.

I met David (Sally's husband) in Grand Forks when Bailey and I needed a dog sitter when we went to Denver in the spring of 2021. David has introduced me to broomball, slow pitch softball, and Charles Wesley Godwin. We go hunting and fishing often together in North Dakota, and if you ever have an idea or plan, he's in!

I met Taylor through David and Sally in Grand Forks. My first time meeting him was a day trip to Devil's Lake with David where Taylor caught two Walleye over 26", however if you ask him now they are over 30". We continue to fish and hunt together year round in ND. I spend most of my mornings going through Instagram Reel videos he sends me.

Sam (Rick) was one of my first friends at BSU. We lived together for four years, and watched a lot of hockey together in during that time. I knew we would be great friends when I learned he had more pairs of shoes than I did, which was over 20 pair!