My Ashley

It was October of 2008 when I realized just how hard life can be on people. One of my best friends had been married for a year and a half when she finally realized that she deserved far more than she was getting or was ever going to get. I remember leaving Cafe Rio after our lunch date and praying that whole way home that I would understand Ash's situation, that I would understand exactly what she is going through. I wanted to help her and hold her but I didn't know what to say or how to go about any of it.
  It was just two and a half months later that my prayers were answered. Only not even close to the way I had planned or thought.
 I was faced with my own divorce. She was one of the first (and only) people that I called. For weeks we cried, talked, and held each other. We were going to make it through this crazy part of life and we were going to do it together.
  Life got hectic and we didn't see each other nearly as often as we would have liked but we heard from each other often. Our divorces became final in the same week which was funny - we had gotten married just two weeks apart - we were ecstatic for ourselves but more so for each other.
  Just after I got married in April, Ashley became engaged, and was married just a few months later.
 Again, we were so excited for each other.
  She attended my reception and we cried. I attended her reception and we sobbed. We had survived something hard, something trying, and more than anything something we'll never forget.
  I think about Ashley every day and I pray for her and Brett constantly. We've both found the ones we're supposed to be with. - Who love us unconditionally and with no end.
  I'm so grateful for the opportunity to be able to understand her situation and to have an amazing friend who understands every inch of me. 
  I love My Ashley.

My face is red because I was crying. :)