Christine

One of my very favorite people in the.whole.wide.world 

came to visit me the end of May.

 At Ricks, she was my best friend and "neighbor-three-doors-down" 

and unbeknownst to me was actually friends with Jotham first.

They worked together every morning in the Galley.  

I love her for a million different reasons.  

But today I'll just share one at the top of list:

She fueled the fire.

Jotham would talk with her at work about me and when he was confused

and considered giving up on me, it was Christine that convinced him 

that I really did like him and that he should keep asking me out.

She knew me and she knew Jotham was the right one 

and for that I'll be forever grateful.

Plus, she's one of those people that even after 20 years,

we can pick up just were we left off.

And our kids...well, they just hit it off as well, 

and oh, how I wish Arizona wasn't so far away.