Jennifer is a leader. We spent about 75% of our time in the woods, until one time Jen lead us on an "adventure" down the stream, and about an hour later after the police had been called, a helicopter was flown in, and my mom had sent every teenage guy in the neighborhood out to find us, my older brother James found us and said, "You guys are in soo much trouble." We emerged from the woods and my mom immediately put us in our rooms, where we stayed for the next three days except bathroom breaks. Jen really leads well. :)
Jennifer is an artist. When I was about 1 or 2, my older brother, James, entered kindergarten, which meant that all three of the kids had to ride in the car almost an hour to drop him off. One day James forgot his lunch so instead of just buying something in the area, we dropped James off and drove all the way back home to get his lunch, my mom parked in the garage and left the car running whilst she ran into the kitchen and retrieved James's lunch. My mom was not in the house more than a minute, but Jennifer didn't need any longer. When my mom returned to the car she found me covered in Ruby Red lipstick. My mom looked over at Jennifer shocked, but Jen didn't care, all she said was, "Look mommy, lipstick!" I was told that I had a pink glow for almost a week after.
Jennifer is an amazing Buffer. (Just wait...) Once on a sunny afternoon my mom asked the three girls if we wanted to wash the van, we loved doing this, especially because it meant we got to spend the rest of the day outside, and so of course we agreed. Jenny wasn't very controlling in many areas, but when it came to who got the hose, we all knew it was her. Once she finished her favorite job, cleaning the tires, she got the hose and began rinsing the van off. Now there was not a day we washed the van that we didn't have at least 2 water fights, and so shortly after picking up the hose war broke out. I got tired of war and went back to washing the windows, but Jenny wanted more, so she proceeded to spray my butt (I'm sorry Gogger, behind) with the water full blast for about a minute. I am sure she would have gone on longer, but after about a minute the entire back of my bathing suit fell off... get it buffer? I was mortified and ran in the house. Did I mention it was my favorite bathing suit ever.
Jennifer is attentive. When I was learning how to potty train my mom used m&m's to motivate me, note I was the fastest to potty train, and she kept them in a jar on the top shelf of the over head counter. I was not even two yet and I decided I wanted some m&m's so I climbed up and got them, easy peezy. I then walked into the living room where Jennifer and James were watching tv and sat down with the jar. I then proceeded to suck the candy coating off of every single m&m and spit the chocolate into a cup, which I of course knocked over onto our brand new white carpet, and as I was trying to clean it up, smeared it around even more. When my mom entered the room and found this scene, Jennifer and James immediately declared what had happened, see they had been paying attention the whole time.
Jennifer is supportive. Once I really wanted to learn how to cross the monkey bars, Jennifer had already learned and had all the confidence in the world that she could train me. So I trusted her and climbed on her shoulders and proceeded to cross, about halfway through I didn't have anymore strength and told Jen I was going to give it. She insisted I keep going, truly believing that I could finish. Well I gave up and fell face first onto the ground with her still holding my legs, and I proceeded to break my arm on one of the swings. Note: She broke my arm another time by punting the ball over my head at soccer practice, she made my actual eyeball bleed once when we were racing down the stairs (I could have gone blind), and I chipped my tooth on her head. So Jennifer is also dangerous.
Seriously though, Jennifer has been my best friend since I was born, we did everything together growing up and still do a lot together. She left for college in Tennessee last week and when she gets home she is going to get married, and all I'm saying is that I best be the maid of honor, since she has promised me that since I knew what one of those was! I know that we will continue to go to Gogger's (my grandmother) house as often as we can sneak away and eat four rolls worth of homemade donuts and play Scrabble a thousand more times! I love you sis and happy birthday!
Enough sap onto the glorious 90's fashion!
1) Jennifer and I used to play lava, a game where we would have to get from our room to the mudroom door without touching the ground.
2) In order to play said game we would climb over the rails and banisters in our house.
3) We have since told my mom and initiated the limitations in which, if we confess to something we did and it has been at least 5 years, we cannot be punished.
4) We are Brilliant. :)