This one has been by my side since day one! We have had the privilege of growing up like family thanks to our moms being best friends! I’m not sure what I would do without Ivy in my life! She is a true friend who will be there for me no matter where life takes us both!

She has been my Best friend since 6 months old! Our dads would bring us to the park to play together! We did everything from school, to sports (our bench warming days) and countless sleepovers together! We got to have our childhood dreams come true when Savannah married my cousin Brooks May 2024 and is now officially part of the family!!

Meggan and I have the privilege of working together!! We have been bonded by the Northfield Birth Center and I couldn’t be more grateful to have her by my side at work and outside! I am so grateful to have met Meggan and to have her be a part of my life!!

My future sister in law!! Thanks to the Thompson brothers for bringing us together! I also get the privilege of Brigette as a friend! I am so grateful to have her as a steady rock in my life!!

Bailey and I have been Best friend from elementary school and up!! We have had so many countless adventures and memories together!! We have gotten to support each other through school and into our adult lives as well as into Motherhood for Bailey!!

We got the pleasure of working together at Mayo in Rochester! Brooke trained me in and we learned we went to college together and had no idea, somehow we had never met! We quickly became fast friends and I have been so grateful to have her in my life and supporting me in my corner!! Brooke however will not be able to stand up with us as she will be having a baby that week!!

My best friend and role model since day 1, Perry has been a constant positive impact in my life. Older brother by 2 years, Perry has paved a path of success in school and athletics, and recently started his career as an ophthalmologist. Perry and his wife Brigette bring the fun energy everywhere they go!

Brett has been a best friend since our days at Glen Lake, starting in 1st grade together. More recently Brett has been a roommate in our post college years - we nearly had enough consecutive years to file taxes as a domestic partnership. Not many guys I trust more and consider a more genuine friend than Brett!

John and I met our sophomore years at NDSU, after I had just transferred in. We decided to start studying mechanical engineering together after each of us took turns acing/bombing a dynamics exam. John is the life of the party, owns a wedding venue where he hosts some great parties, and an awesome friend that’s always got my back!

Andrew has been a best friend of mine also since the Glen Lake elementary days. Many memories of hanging at each others houses - having our dad’s play football with us for hours, playing airsoft in the woods and getting into trouble with fireworks. Now he has been living in Nashville chasing his music production dream!

Chris is my earliest best friend - our parents still have a video of us hopping off the bus after our first day of kindergarten. A true blue guy and our families have always been close with just a mile between our parents houses. Our shared love for sports, the outdoors and many mutual friends makes Chris an easygoing friend that brings out the best in me.

I also met Andy back in our Glen Lake days, and he has been one of my closest friends. Many memories of playing trumpet in band together, extracurricular shenanigans with his cousin Steve, and playing soccer in high school and after college. I live vicariously through Andy’s now adventurous life in Madrid, where I was fortunate to visit him and travel through Europe together a few years ago.