Thankful Thursday

Yeah, yeah, I've skipped a few Thursdays...

And today is technically not Thursday, but I wasn't sure that I could post this yesterday.  So although I wrote this yesterday, I was waiting for her to make the official announcement to post it!

Today, I am thankful for my friend Lauren Fox!  (Now that you've made it into my blog, we can be friends forever and ever!!!)

Here is my story about Lauren...

Lauren and I met on maybe the second day of orientation for medical school.  Since my rebel husband was with me on the first day, we had to sit in the back.  So the next day when it was just little ol' me, I was free to move to the front of the room like a good student attentive student slacker that wants to look like she's paying attention good student.  Lauren was sitting at the front of the room.

And then I said, "Hey, I don't know anybody.  You look pretty cool.  Wanna be study buddies??"  Or something like that.

So started our friendship.  And over the years, it has blossomed into a great friendship.

Okay, so I've only known her for one year.  But true story...

One of the first days of class, a professor stood up (I think it was Dr. Teitelbaum) and told us we would meet our best friends in medical school.  I rolled my eyes and said, "Yeah right.  I already have my best friends.  I don't need new ones."

Wrong.

Anyway...  Lauren and I started studying together...  Watching TV shows together (Hart of Dixie, anyone?)...  Having sleepovers before tests...  Eating cookie dough and drinking Diet Sunkist after tests...  And the list goes on.

So why, you might ask, am I thankful for her today?  Because today I received this in a text message:

YAY!!!!!  That's right, folks.  Lauren is officially engaged to the man of her dreams, Erik.  I have met him, and I approve.

So not only does she have a GORGEOUS ring, he apparently proposed in Spain next to a big, beautiful fountain (anyone else a little jealous?????).

Oh, and he's from Norway.  Just as a side note, when I told my mother this, she proceeded to tell me that when she thought of a guy from Norway, she imagined a big hunky man with blonde hair and blue eyes...

I think she was thinking of this guy...

Yes, Chris Hemsworth...  aka THOR

You know, I can actually see the resemblance...

Anywho, I am thankful today for my sweet friend Lauren (who has threatened me several times with ending our friendship if she didn't make it into my blog--she just didn't know I was saving up for something big!) and her engagement!!  CONGRATULATIONS (and let's start Pinteresting)!!!!!