Friendship

To Whom It May Concern,

Three and a half years ago we were strangers standing in line to vote for the presidential primaries and it went a little something like this:
Ellen: "Will you be my friend?"
Hannah: "Okay!"
Well, not quite. But, over the course of a few months, two neighbors developed a beautiful friendship that felt as easy and natural as it did in preschool. Long walks, spontaneous 8am coffee and pancakes, trips to Costco and Target, praying, laughing, playing, debating, home makeovers, birthday parties, cookouts, Thanksgiving dinners, 3pm cocktail hour, trading leftovers, pregnancy, motherhood, career changes, life changes: the shortlist of our exploits.

This blog is the beginning of a new adventure for our friendship. After three years together in Nashville, we will not be able to pop in to each other's houses to let the dogs out, clandestinely redecorate, hold on the the spare key, borrow a movie, or run over a jar of olive oil. Hannah will move to the Pacific Northwest while I will stay firmly planted in the Southeast. Yet, with some stubborn determination (which we have in droves), we will continue playing and praying together in this forum.

We invite you along to share in our quirky journey. With honesty and candor we will chronicle our lives, our likes and dislikes, events, and creations - big and small. We are friends who like stuff and love life. Please have patience with us, have fun with us, and pray that we can continue to grow in our friendship across the country.

With love,
Ellen