My maid of honour is
my bestfriend Julia Harrison.
I met Julia during
my years at Bell Canada...sometime during 2004...she was working as my
counterpart on the Enterprise Sales team.
The very first thing
we did together after we first met was go out to Red Robins for lunch
together...we both needed the lunchtime indulgence! To this day, our go to food
is the Crispy Chicken Salad and Freckled Lemonade...along with all the appies
on their menu...yummie! We always make a trip to Red Robins when Julia is in
town!
We became instant
friends, probably since that first day we met and went out to lunch
together. We became bestfriends not too long after that....might have happened
all on the same day for all I know....hehehe
For the years that
Julia stayed in the city, we did anything and everything together whenever it
was possible. We even took up part time jobs together, during the summer, to
earn extra cash and to spend more time together outside of our day jobs, where
we see each other all the time! Just couldn't get enough of each other! We
blackberried like crazy! Thank goodness for corporate blackberries back then!
So many stories, so many outtings, so many memories...all under 2 years...
In 2006, Julia took
off for Europe to pursue her Master's degree at LSE(PS). She ended up staying
in Europe for another couple of years! I was sooo upset and depressed...for all
I knew she was going to stay there forever! As much as it was great to have
her in Europe and an excuse for free accommodations for European
trips...we were just not connected often enough!
During the times
apart, we had ups and we had downs in our lives. The short periods when Julia
was in town for the holidays, we made the most of it! We did our best to
be there for each other for the good and the bad, but really needed to be
together more! I did manage to sneak over to Europe in 2008 to spend a little
over 2 weeks with her. We travelled around London and Spain together. We loved
Spain! We love the Spanish food, area and their "LOVELY"
beaches...hehehe But the 2 weeks and a bit flew by too fast and we were
separated again!
It was soo
hard! I had major abandonment issues over all this during this period! She was
in Europe for 3 years! We were apart more than we were together! But our
friendship was still strong as ever!
Julia finally came
home in 2009...
When I first met
Richard, Julia was back in Vancouver! She was one of the first to hear about
him when we were corresponding! She was the first to meet Richard, literally,
the day after my first date with Richard! She was the first to hang out with
Richard and I together...days after that first date! Hahaha...she went on a
movie date with Richard before I went on a movie date with him....hahaha
It was hard when
Julia moved away to Ottawa shortly after coming home from Europe! She promised
to return permanently one day....
Julia knew when
Richard and I started talking about getting married...
Julia knew when
Richard was planning on asking me "officially" to marry him...
Julia was the first
one I called, after family, after Richard proposed to me!
I never asked her to
be my Maid of Honour! I TOLD her she had no choice...she's my Maid of Honour!
I though nothing can
top this....I was wrong...Julia will also be getting married in 2012, shortly
after I tie the knot and...she's nicer than me...she ASKED me to be one of her
bridesmaid! Of course I said YES! How amazing is that? We'll be each others bridesmaids
for each others wedding all in a matter of a month!!! As Julia pointed out,
it's like a hollywood movie, where 2 bestfriends get married roughly at the
same time! I can't wait for 2012!!!!
