Monday, February 9, 2009

Happy Birthday, Elasta Girl

About 12 years ago, when I was in cosmetology school, I met a girl whom I immediately loved. I called (and still call) her Hillyerie. She calls me Little Jessica. After we had been friends for a few years, we both became pregnant, within a few months of each other, with our first babies. We told each other by mailing each other pictures of stick figures with bellies and tiny stick figures inside the big bellies. Aren't we just the funniest?

Well, my first baby turned 9 in November. Hillyerie's turned 9 yesterday. (Hillyerie's daughter's blog-superhero name is Elasta Girl, so I will call her that.) Ashton and Elasta Girl have been friends since Elasta Girl was born. I have been thinking about how grateful I am for such a wonderful girl for Ashton to have as a friend. As every mother does, I want wonderful friends for my children. Elasta Girl is just that. And although they don't live close enough anymore for the girls to get together terribly often, when they do, they are so happy and so cute together. It does a mother's heart good.

So, I put together a few pictures of them together through the years. Somehow, I don't have recent pictures of them together, so you'll just have to enjoy the tiny Ashton and Elasta Girl.This was taken when Hillyerie and her girls visited me in the hospital to meet tiny Roxie:
So, Happy Birthday to Elasta Girl and thank you for being Ashton's friend. And thank you Hillyerie for being my friend and having such wonderful daughters.

2 comments:

Hillary said...

I have a tear right in my very eye. You are truly a dear, dear friend. You know I've always said that the reason I went to Beauty School is so we could meet and be friends. The learning to do hair was just an added bonus. I am so glad I have you. You're a pleasure.

Lynne's Somewhat Invented Life said...

What good buddies you two are and your girls are the same. Truly it was meant to be. Thank you for being the perfect friend for my girl and for having little Ashton, who is growing up, by the way. I'm glad she and Elasta Girl are such good buddies too.