Ashley McNamara Photography

I have been thinking about how I was going to write this post but thinking led to procrastination and procrastination is leading to a very impatient best friend so I am just going to wing it and keep this as short as possible because I could go on and on forever.

This is Lindsay and she is my best friend of over 20yrs and that statement alone makes me feel a million years old… We grew up together in Great Falls, MT. My fondest memories are the  many weekends spent at her grandma and grandpas ranch playing with all the cool animals, admiring this awesome doll house her grandma had in their basement,  tie dying shirts in her front yard  [my dad used to get so mad at me because I would steal his undershirts for the project], or rummaging her other grandmas attic for trinkets.

I was this super dorky kid, I had braces, acne, and huge red glasses [apparently the dorky glasses stayed with me]. Because I was so awkward I didn’t have very many friends and when new people moved into the neighborhood I would go over and ask if they had “any kids for me to play with.” Lindsay moved in right across the street and since that first day we were inseparable.

Lindsay wasn’t as awkward as I was, infact she was even sort of cool… I remember asking her once why she preferd to hang out with me instead of the popular kids to which she replied, “I just like you better.”

When I was 13 I moved away  and since then we have stayed in touch and try to see each other about once a year. Even though we don’t see each other every day we’re still very much the best of friends. My oldest daughter has Lindsay’s middle name.

Over the last few years I have patiently awaited becoming an Auntie and now the wait is finally over! It was decided that I would fly to Tennessee to do a newborn session and then my lovely husband surprised me with a flight for her to come to San Francisco for maternity shots as well. It was rainy and gloomy the entire time she was here but we managed to make the best of it.

I love you best friend and I cannot wait to meet your sweet baby girl in June!