Important People

I do not wish to treat friendships daintily, but with the roughest courage. When they are real, they are not glass threads or frost-work, but the solidest thing we know. Ralph Waldo Emerson

I believe that it's kind of a given that loved ones are essential for the well-being of any individual. There are so many times when I've called on people in my life, both in the highs and lows, because I knew I could count on them. Good friends can laugh with (and at) you, cry with you, encourage you, and call you out on your crap when need be. Without my family and friends there's no telling who I'd be today. The people that I surround myself with are people that are full of life and love and faith beyond measure. I have been so blessed to have a family that is uniquely close and friends that are stronger and more beautiful than I'll ever be. 

My life without any of these people would simply be incomplete. 

This is my family on a snowy TGiving.
Most amazing people in the world!!

Pretty little sister. Glad we're besties. We're lucky.

2nd generation Baylor Bears! Sic'em!

DuBrocs -  Jon & Karen are two of the most influential people in my life.
Words cannot possibly describe how lucky I feel to have them around me. 

Best fraaaand - Jenna Lynn

I love her. So much.

Met this lady, Sarah, when I was 13.
The most incredible mentor ever.
She's the big sister I never had.

And now she has a baby!!! 

Alex and Megan.

These girls were some of my very first friends at Baylor
and remain some of my best friends today.

My Pi Phi family. PCX. So grateful.

Catherine-Clare. By far one of my best friends at Baylor.
Love this girl more than words can say.

My big, Amber.
Prettiest person I know, inside AND out.

[Kardashian] Sisters.

Two besties in one picture!!
- Jordyn and Jenna -
Couldn't do life without them.

Trio.

My pretty roomies!!
(Gabby, Landen, Jorie, Alex, Alli, Me)

More roomie love.

Lake is from Hawaii.
I got to visit her there.
It was amazing.

Randall was my youth pastor growing up.
And this summer we went to India together!
He never fails to encourage me and make me laugh. 

Eric. Been friends for a lonnggg time.
Way too many good memories together...
including (but not limited to) this awkward photo.

Rob. Another absolutely incredible youth pastor I had.
One of the nicest and most real people I know.

Jared is one of the most loving people I know.
So glad we've been friends this long.

Jake and I have been friends since 8th grade.
Now we're conquering Baylor together.

Hef is definitely my best guy friend at Baylor.
Always makes me laugh. He's the best.

Aaron Krause.
Musical Genius. Witty Critic. Deep Thinker.
Best Friend.

Just a fraction of my incredible [extended] family.
So much fun, so much love.

A very recent picture of my pretty fam!
Agra, India in front of the Taj Mahal. We are SO blessed!

Thank you for being beautiful, raw, complicated, understanding, exciting, laid-back, faithful friends.
I am beyond grateful for the people I get to do life with. No words.