My best friend is getting married this weekend. This is such an exciting day for lots of obvious reasons. My best friend is marrying her best friend and the love of her life after a few years of dating and a few months of planning what is sure to be a fabulous affair!
2004
I’m also super excited to get to see so many special people in my life that I don’t get to see very often. College friends, their spouses, their babies! Fun weekends like this don’t happen very often which is why we always make the most of them when they come around.
2005
Now let me tell you a little bit about Catherine.
I met Catherine in my very first class at Louisiana Tech University. At the time, we were both graphic design majors. She stayed a graphic design major and I moved along to multiple different majors. But we met in our very first graphic design class. We recognized each other from our first sorority meeting, though! We were both Alpha Chi Omegas and had just gone through Recruitment in the fall of 2000.
2006
When I was looking through photos, I found so many of the two of us. But the really fun pictures from college would have to be scanned in, but Catherine and I remember what we looked like.
We bonded over our similar tastes in music. We both liked REM and DMB. I went with her family to a Prince concert in Dallas that fall. We quickly realized that we weren’t really Prince fans!
2007
We weren’t as close during our Sophomore year, but because were in the same sorority and had lots of mutual friends, we stayed in touch. It was during our Junior year that we got close again.
Catherine was always hanging out at our house when we’d spend time sitting on the porch or playing Nerts in the living room floor. We’d sit around on our ugly green carpet watching The Bachelor and The O.C. and eat Captain D’s. (Don’t judge!)
2008
After college, she moved to Dallas and I moved to Columbia for graduate school. A year later, Catherine moved to Columbia for graduate school and we got to live together again and re-live our college days and make lots of new memories together with new friends and new adventures in a new town.
And there were lots of fun times in that year! I met TC during that time and Catherine graduated and moved back to Dallas. Then my parents moved to Dallas! So I still got to see her all the time.
2008
She met her wonderful guy and after a few years, they got engaged! He makes her the happiest I’ve ever known her to be and for that, I love him, too!
Catherine is the sweetest, most genuine person. She is honest, loyal, and everything you’d want your friend to be. She will always tell you the truth and always be on your side. Catherine is carefree and yet still careful. She is thoughtful and creative. She and our other dear friend, Jennifer, will always be the girls I call first when major life events happen.
2008
I can’t wait to stand next to Catherine this weekend as she and S say their vows to each other.
We’re looking forward to a great weekend of celebrating their love for each other and making lots of new memories!
2010
Love this post! Congratulations to your Catherine on her big day– it sounds like this big wedding weekend will be wonderful! It’s such a wonderful feeling to get to stand next to your friends on such an important day 🙂
What a truly small world! I began reading your blog by following a link in Marriage Confessions. I also went to Louisiana Tech! So, I found your page (in Carolina) through someone in Florida. When I saw “Louisiana Tech” in the first paragraph I was amazed at what a small world it really is. I enjoy reading and hope you have a great time this weekend!
I like your tattoo in the 2004 post. ha!
Y’all have fun!
College friends are the best! Have SO much fun at her wedding and take lots of pictures!! Be sure to have that AWE moment when you look around the room and see all of your closest college friends in the same room….love.love.love those moments. Safe and FUN travels!
XOXO
So this is random but I absolutely love your hair in the 2005 pic!
Awwww….. congrats to Catherine!!!
It’s so nice to have friends like her. I cherish mine 🙂
Have so much fun this weekend celebrating with your sweet friend! I love a good excuse to see old friends!
ALSO…I am a closet Captain D’s fan. I rarely eat it these days, but once in awhile I cave. I just can’t help it!
This is such a sweet post! My two closest friends are from college too. I was honored to be a bridesmaid in both of their weddings, and they were bridesmaids at mine 🙂
Have a wonderful time at the wedding this weekend, and congrats to Catherine 🙂
I’ve been reading your blog for awhile, but didn’t know you were also an Alpha Chi! Love it! Also, my whole family is obsessed with Nerts! Happy for your friend, and happy for you that you all get to reunite!
Aww I love this. College was such a special time making lifetime friendships. You all will have a blast! Cant’ wait to hear about it and see pics!
I don’t normally comment on blogs I follow, but I couldn’t resist this time! I pledged Alpha Chi Omega at Clemson in 2000 and my dearest friends are some of my pledge sisters as well. I hope you have a wonderful time catching up with everyone! I too, have found wedding are rare times everyone gets to see each other.
Yay for Cathy!
Love the 2005 picture too! I pledged Alpha Chi Omega in 1974 at DePauw University (yes, alpha 🙂
Congratulations to Catherine! Have a great time!!
ps. You have beautiful long hair, but I also love it in the 2nd pic shorter!
I pledged Alpha Chi at the University of Tennessee in 2002. Small world! It sounds like you two have a wonderful friendship. Have fun!
umm, i love you! you are the best and BOY did this bring back some memories!
we have been through some serious stuff together, you and i.
i couldn’t dream of anyone else i would rather stand right next to me on my special day.
i love you with all of my heart, e. you are my sister through and through.
now here’s the best part…SEE YOU FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!! (you can help me pass out the welcome bags 🙂 aren’t you SO glad you are coming in early, ha!)
Cute post, love those types of friendships!! CAN’T wait to see pics of the wedding!!??
I LOVE that you mentioned the game NERTS!! HArdly anyone I talk to knows about this game. I used to play it with college friends all the time. If you’re an iphone user there is a NERTS app!
A best friend like that is SUCH a blessing!!!! Loved all the pictures..and this most is so, so sweet!! Have a FUN weekend, you deserve it!
I would never judge you for eating Captain D’s during your college years. As a fellow Tech alumnus, most kids these days don’t understand we had few options in Ruston back in the day! Gosh, what a wonderful time in my life of eating Captain D’s without ever thinking about fat or calories. That’s possibly what I miss most about college!!