Kelsey and I just celebrated our 20 years of friendship! We met in 2001 in 6th grade at Village Christian, we have been essentially inseparable since. We even moved to Washington together and life has been so good! Kelsey and I will always back each other up, even if have made a complete wrong turn we do so with confidence!!

Marissa and I met in Oakhurst, CA after my family moved in 2005 at a birthday party! I am forever grateful for that party, I got an incredible friend who became my roommate in San Francisco, traveled across the US (twice) and been on many international trips with! Marissa is the gal who will always say yes to buying the pair of shoes and a last minute plane ticket!

We met in 2009 when Molly joined Improv Nation at SFSU! Molly is an incredibly talented improviser and comedian which made us quick friends. Molly is a “yes and” person through and through! She is the person who will always convince me to walk into an open house party because “wouldn’t that be a great story” and boy is it!

USC gave me a great education and career path AND it also gave me my soul sister! Corinne and I met in 2014 in our small MSW class, we even shared an internship! Corinne has been an advocate for me and many others through this wet and wild world. Being friends with Corinne for the last few years feels like a lifetime, in the best possible way.

Chloe is my longest friend, we met in the 3rd grade at Sunland Elementary! And even though I joke that we weren’t friends at Village Christian we remained buddies throughout school and was thrilled to see her on campus at SFSU the first day in 2008! We again reconnected and grew one of the strongest friendship groups to date! 3rd grade us is so proud!

In 2017 I started a new job at a residential facility for teenage boys on probation alongside Spencer—which meant we were confused for each other for nearly two years (we learned just to respond to both names.) Spencer has a matched love for pasta, good wine and reality TV shows that makes her the friend everyone needs.

Shawn and I met way back when. We were both five. The first time he ever came over he knocked me out as we were pushing my swing set back and forth (rather than one of us on it for some reason), and was quickly ushered home. Thankfully, that wasn't enough to end our friendship before it began and we've been brothers ever since. Basically inseparable.

I have known Kiernan for a pretty long time, but we really came to know each other and became closer much later during our times as roommates in San Francisco in our college days. We love to nerd out about music and thankfully have very similar tastes. We're also both drummers, and the day he told me I was really good was the best day. He's easily the best drummer I know.

I met Evan at Sunday school back when we were four or so. Our friendship started on a disagreement between the coolness of fighter jets vs. WWII fighter planes and we've been battling ever since. Between sword fighting and airsoft battles in our youth, to reconnecting in Washington and enjoying track days together and video games a plenty, it's always a good time. I look forward to celebratory cigars and whiskey bud!

Taylor and I met in eighth grade and were fast friends. He has this infectious talent of being able to get a whole room cracking up with nonstop laughter, and then can switch gears and be a real attentive friend always happy to be there for you. Also, my Pink Floyd and prog rock obsession? You can blame this guy and his wonderful family for that one.

I met John (Mansaw as we call him) a good while ago, but we became much closer friends during our time together in high school band. Any time I see an episode of The Office and laugh at a classic Jim Halpert prank, I miss Mansaw. He was definitely a pretty dry humored prankster in high school, but now it's all about hanging digitally via video games and our obsession of the last few years, bouldering. Send it brooo!

I’ve known Sean for so long I’m not even very sure when it was I met him. But I am sure that whenever we have the chance to kick it, great times are guaranteed. Being the Felix to his Oscar in our high school production of The Odd Couple is still, to this day, one of my favorite roles I’ve ever played. Be it scatting together for 20 minutes straight, playing video games, or jamming in the good ol’ shed, it’s always a good time in the company of Sean!