happy birthday angie!

again, i'm a couple days late on this post. on july 23rd, angie was born into the world.

now, when i met angie, she was not a doctor. she had been dreaming about being a surgeon since she was 10 years old.

when i met her, we were both green college freshman. i remember meeting her and thinking that she might be a great friend...but she had a roommate that she liked so i didn't think there was a shot.

very early in freshman year, we put together a list of random/goofy things we wanted to do before we graduated---that is when i knew we really would be good friends!





there were lots of memories from college...lots of studying, racketball, intramural football, and chapels.

we were able to go on double dates, travel to different countries, and attend friends' weddings.

we definitely had some rocky moments, but i do believe it has made our friendship much stronger.




angie has persued her dreams passionately and with diligence. she is becoming a remarkable surgeon---her skill sets will benefit thousands of people in the future. in writing that, i must say that i am sure she is impacting lives now as well. we discuss the role that bedside manner has and the responsibility that we have in caring for our patients beyond the physicial aspect.

i'm so thankful for my friend. i wish we didn't live a plane ride away...but i'm thankful for the memories that we continue to make. hopefully next year we'll be at the top of kilimanjaro together!

i love you angie and i'm so thankful for you! happy belated birthday!

(sorry, i don't have many pictures from college on my computer---you are missing some classics!)

below are the "top 10 events" of our college experience...some of them might seem lame to you...goodness knows we did more fun things than listed, but some of these are "friendship defining events"

Top 10 Events of Heather & Angie's Taylor Friendship

- mud wrestling labor day weekend freshman year

- walking to Handy Andy and getting ice cream

- spring break in Europe (Angie's chest getting grabbed in Prague)

- Valentine's date junior year

- talking on the phone after her summer in India

- pictures in the snow Christmas 2000

- Physics class and talking through lectures

- being lost in Washington DC together (Les Miserables!!!)

-intramural football

- spending time with Stauffer's and talks together at their house

- fighting for a month junior year