Tessa has never failed to be there for me, not once. She has had my back and given me the best advice. She is someone who truly cares and i will forever appreciate her acts of love

Erika and i became friends through me asking every single person who came into where i worked, she then wanted to work at the snack bar. Erika said yes and we haven’t left each others sides since. From dealing with angry customers to our nightly FaceTime calls, i will always love the memories and laughs we have shared. Forever having my back and making me laugh when i need it most

A friendship i would’ve never guessed would happen but i am forever thankful for Zoe. A true friend who only does things with kindness behind her actions. Someone i can call to vent to at any point of the day, no matter what. Someone i can sit in my pajamas with unbrushed hair and teeth until 5pm and no judgement. She’s so stinking funny too. I hope to know her too, for the rest of our lives

Not only is Emily a great friend, she makes me look beautiful!! I will never forget our late nights and sink hair washes. Emily is someone who will listen, but never fail to fill you in on the latest. She’s always willing to help with whatever craziness you find yourself in and will fight for you… literally. For that i will forever be thankful for

Molly and i had the same due date. She was late, i was early. We watched each other grow up from day one and were there to see it no matter what fight we were in. I’m inspired to have the confidence and courage Molly has have forever. The nights spent in her basement/playing manhunt was my favorite part of school. I will forever be thankful it was us who got to be girls together

I remember being in middle school and going to Mel’s basketball games and thinking she was the coolest, but i was definitely scared of her. Shortly after, she was hired to work at ASP where i also worked. I thought to myself, “oh no”. When Mel asked ME what she should be doing, i about lost my britches. The standard between upper and lower class men was not brought on to Mel and I’s friendship, she made me feel normal. Years go by and my family buys Kelly’s, where Mel has been my longest survivor and hardest worker since. We laugh every time we are together and she even gives it back to Ron, which not many of my friends can do. I look forward to being business partners someday, but better yet i look forward to more Mel Fay memories

When i met Giuliana, she was 5 and i was 13. I got this job at my old school but wasn’t sure if id love working with kiddos. I changed my mind when i met Giuliana. She was the cutest and sweetest thing, she followed me around and drew me pictures. She always listened and was never mean. We formed a friendship, she could trust me and she would listen to me vent. She would ask for advice and I’d do my best to be the big sister i never had the opportunity to be. I watched her complete elementary school and will be sitting in the front row for her high school graduation. As much as i saw her grow, she watched me too and i hope she can follow in my footsteps. I love my “Miss. girl” like family, forever and always.

Ryan is the most down to earth, honest and hard-working man. He and I have a friendship that quickly turned into a brotherhood. It doesn’t matter the time of day, if I called and needed a hand he would be there. Ryan and Zoe are the parents to mister Lucas, our ring bearer, and I have to add… they are the best mommy and daddy!

Keegan and I go way back, so many crazy adventures with this man and boy, I couldn’t begin to tell them all. We basically lived together for a couple years… not completely, but he was at our house just about every day and every night. We always seemed to find something to laugh about. Keeg’s energy is unmatched. He could walk into a room full of people he’s never met and still find a way to make them crack a smile. We don’t have too many recorded, or photographed memories together which is probably better off that way (haha!) but believe me when I say we had a blast growing up and learning how to be adults together. We were learning how to be adults at the same time and Keegan was always there for me no matter what.

Jake is one of my 5 brothers, the next oldest, aside from me. Growing up we had the typical brother to brother relationship and it took just that to realize how much he meant to me. Jacob completed Army BCT in the fall of 2023 and works as a wheeled vehicle mechanic in the U.S. Army. He will be deployed for our wedding but is going to be able to come home to attend. I’m beyond proud of the man he’s become and I can’t wait to see what his life has in store.