10.27.2008

Ode to a Friend Named Brooke

Today is Brooke's birthday, and I dedicate this post to her.


Brooke and I worked together technically starting freshman year, but we didn't work in the same area of the office, and we hardly knew each other. At the beginning of sophomore year, I was transferred down to Nan's office, so we were working together all the time. Our interactions started out talking for a little bit when there was nothing else to do and progressed to talking all the time and moved on to talking when we weren't supposed to. Then we started texting each other, and by the beginning of winter semester, we were starting to do things outside of work. I would make the trek up to her house (she lived in a house up by the temple) on Fridays, and we would watch "24" and make cake and order pizza. It was glorious. Then it was hilarious when we both started dating boys at the same time, and our relationships were oddly parallel--just more fodder for conversations, I suppose.


Since I took that job with the Maxwell Institute, we don't work together, which has been a hard adjustment. However, we still do stuff all the time: we know we're real friends because we do stuff even though we don't work together anymore. It's funny because our personalities and tastes are pretty different, but we are such great friends. I see her at least two or three times a week now: we watch "Chuck" and "House," usually do something over the weekend, and chat about life on Sunday nights. It's just great.


I never would have guessed a year ago that right now Brooke would be one of my best friends. I love it that we're different, and I love it that we still have so much in common. Thanks for putting up with me, Brooke--you're just great! :) Happy happy happy birthday!

6 comments:

michelle said...

I love it when someone I didn't bargain on becoming a great friend does. Nothing better than my first impressions being wrong, and it's happened quite a few times!

michelle said...

p.s. I. love. House.

brooketolman said...

This post made me smile so much...it was probably the best part about my birthday!

Denise said...

Happy birthday, Brooke! I love knowing that my children have good friends.

Susan said...

Aunt Patricia once wrote a fabulous prose about judging others on outward appearances and how often this leads us away from a wonderful eternal friendship. It is very touching. I'll try to find a copy for you when time permits.....well, don't count on that until I retire!

I'm happy that you have a good friend like Brooke and that she has you too. Friendships based on eternal principles are the finest gift.

Happy Birthday to Brooke!

emily said...

Happy birthday Brooke! You are awesome to the max!

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